CVE-2026-56693 NanoClaw < 2.1.17 - Privilege Escalation via Unauthorized create_agent System Action
Confined agents can escalate privileges by creating unauthorized groups and configurations due to missing authorization checks in NanoClaw.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-56693?
CVE-2026-56693 is a medium-severity vulnerability in nanocoai nanoclaw, published on 23 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-602
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-56693?
How do I fix CVE-2026-56693?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-56693 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-56693 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-56693 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7pvg-qfjr-jg4r.