---
id: CVE-2026-56693
title: >-
  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
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
  invok…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-602
vendor: nanocoai
product: nanoclaw
affected:
  - nanoclaw < 2.1.17
published: '2026-06-23'
updated: '2026-09-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-17T18:16:52.233'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56693'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw/commit/ac37ecbfd6b9d14fdfa1598a6412a8ffdbeaef45
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw/pull/2720'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nanoclaw-privilege-escalation-via-unauthorized-create-agent-system-action
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-06-23T15:47:48.499266Z'
epss: 0.00165
epssPercentile: 0.05122
ingestedAt: '2026-09-17T18:25:15.972Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

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