---
id: CVE-2026-16130
title: A vulnerability was identified in nearai ironclaw up to 0.29.1
summary: >-
  A vulnerability was identified in nearai ironclaw up to 0.29.1. The affected
  element is the function validate_path of the file
  src/tools/builtin/path_utils.rs of the component write_file. The manipulation
  leads to link following. Local a…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-59
published: '2026-07-18'
updated: '2026-07-18'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16130'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/commit/369ff3d240cf3c0787b50e1e9f182e1a06c71255
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/issues/4797'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/4869'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-16130'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/856883'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/379848'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/379848/cti'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-07-19T06:30:16.339Z'
epss: 0.00172
epssPercentile: 0.05814
---

## Overview

A vulnerability was identified in nearai ironclaw up to 0.29.1. The affected element is the function validate_path of the file src/tools/builtin/path_utils.rs of the component write_file. The manipulation leads to link following. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The identifier of the patch is 369ff3d240cf3c0787b50e1e9f182e1a06c71255. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.