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.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
nanocoai nanoclaw unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 2.1.17
2.1.17 unaffected —

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References
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https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw/commit/ac37ecbfd6b9d14fdfa1598a6412a8ffdbeaef45 cve-icon
https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw/pull/2720 cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nanoclaw-privilege-escalation-via-unauthorized-create-agent-system-action cve-icon
History

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title NanoClaw < 2.1.17 - Privilege Escalation via Unauthorized create_agent System Action
Weaknesses CWE-602
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-23T15:48:39.689Z

Reserved: 2026-06-22T17:09:16.555Z

Link: CVE-2026-56693

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-23T15:48:24.791Z

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