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CVE-2026-56693

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Description

NanoClaw before 2.1.17 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the create_agent delivery-action handler that performs privileged central-database writes without host-side authorization checks. Confined agent containers can invoke create_agent to create arbitrary agent groups, container configurations, and destinations, escalating beyond their intended confinement boundary.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.8 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-06-23 16:17:05.887000
Last modified
2026-10-26 11:10:00.157000
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  "published": "2026-06-23T16:17:05.887",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T11:10:00.157",
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