NanoClaw < 2.1.17 - Privilege Escalation via Unauthorized create_agent System Action

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56693",
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    "title": "NanoClaw < 2.1.17 - Privilege Escalation via Unauthorized create_agent System Action",
    "summary": "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.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:29.850235629Z",
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        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56693",
        "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nanoclaw-privilege-escalation-via-unauthorized-create-agent-system-action",
        "https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw/commit/ac37ecbfd6b9d14fdfa1598a6412a8ffdbeaef45",
        "https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw/pull/2720",
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  "published_at": "2026-06-23T15:35:19.493+00:00"
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