NanoClaw < 2.1.17 - Privilege Escalation via Unauthorized create_agent System Action (CVE-2026-56693) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium · CVSS 5.5CVE-2026-56693

NanoClaw < 2.1.17 - Privilege Escalation via Unauthorized create_agent System Action

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-56693 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in NanoClaw < 2.1.17 - Privilege Escalation via Unauthorized create_agent System Action. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps nanocoai/nanoclaw (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Jun 23, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026Source checked Sep 17, 2026First seen by HOL Jun 23, 2026Material review Sep 17, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 5.5
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 5.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps nanocoai/nanoclaw (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
nanocoai/nanoclawgeneric	>=0 <2.1.17	2.1.17

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for nanocoai/nanoclaw.
Review the reported fix. Update nanocoai/nanoclaw to 2.1.17 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Jun 23, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 17, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Jun 23, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source 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.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.