Is CVE-2026-56693 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-56693 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-56693?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 23 June 2026.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-56693?

A patch was published on 2026-06-09: Fix merged into main branch via PR #2720 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-56693 attacked?

It is attacked with local access, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-56693?

Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-56693: nanocoai NanoClaw privilege escalation in create_agent handler

CVE-2026-56693 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.5 · Published 2026-06-23

NanoClaw, a platform for managing autonomous agent containers, contains a security flaw that allows restricted agents to bypass their isolation. By exploiting this vulnerability, a confined agent can create unauthorized new agent groups and configurations, potentially gaining higher-level access to the system's central database. This could allow an attacker to escalate their privileges and interfere with the management of other agents or system resources.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-56693 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-56693 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-56693?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 23 June 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: nanocoai nanoclaw < 2.1.17.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-56693?: A patch was published on 2026-06-09: Fix merged into main branch via PR #2720 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-56693 attacked?: It is attacked with local access, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-56693?: Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in NanoClaw's 'create_agent' delivery-action handler due to improper client-side enforcement of server-side security (CWE-602). The root cause is a lack of host-side authorization checks; the system previously relied on the untrusted agent container to gate access to the 'create_agent' tool. An attacker with low-privileged access within a confined agent container can manually invoke the 'create_agent' action to perform unauthorized writes to the central database, including 'agent_groups', 'container_configs', and 'agent_destinations'. This allows the attacker to escalate beyond their intended confinement boundary. The issue is resolved in version 2.1.17 by implementing host-side CLI scope verification.

Affected products

nanocoai nanoclaw < 2.1.17

Timeline

2026-06-09: patched: Fix merged into main branch via PR #2720
2026-06-23: disclosed: CVE-2026-56693 published

References

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