Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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ReconAuthenticate as scoped admin
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DeliveryTrigger or await channel-registration approval flow
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ExploitIntercept interactive callback prompt
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InstallSubmit forged connect:ag-X value for out-of-scope group
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C2Bypass missing hasAdminPrivilege check
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ExecuteWire unauthorized messaging channel to restricted agent group
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ImpactObserve or send messages to restricted agent group activity
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an authenticated account holding the 'admin' role scoped to at least one agent group in a NanoClaw deployment running a version prior to 2.1.0 (CVSS PR:L confirmed). The attacker must be able to trigger or participate in a channel-registration approval flow - specifically, they must receive or intercept the interactive callback prompt for an unknown messaging channel. The forged callback value ( |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N) characterizes this as a network-reachable, low-complexity flaw requiring low privilege - consistent with the scoped admin role requirement. The VC:L/VI:L ratings reflect limited impact on the vulnerable system itself, but the provided vector assigns SC:N/SI:N, which understates the cross-boundary nature of the flaw (out-of-scope agent groups are the actual impact target). No EPSS score was provided, no POC has been published, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV, indicating no confirmed active exploitation. Real-world risk is moderate in multi-tenant NanoClaw deployments where multiple scoped admins exist: any one of them could pivot into restricted agent groups. Deployments with a single trusted admin pool face negligible risk. The absence of KEV and EPSS data limits probabilistic risk scoring; exploitation probability is inferred as low-to-moderate based on required authentication and niche product footprint. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A scoped admin with legitimate admin rights over agent group |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jun 23, 2026
Privilege escalation in NanoClaw before 2.1.0 lets scoped admins cross agent-group authorization boundaries by submitting forged or stale connect callback values during the channel-registration approval flow. The handleChannelApprovalResponse function accepted any connect:ag-X callback value without verifying that the approver held admin privileges over the target agent group, allowing a scoped admin to wire messaging channels into groups they do not govern. No active exploitation has been confirmed (not listed in CISA KEV), and an upstream fix is available in commit 0eef8fafdd7c475ab5fd8d37ea566a81e74cd834 (PR #2566).
RemediationAI
Upgrade NanoClaw to version 2.1.0 or later, which includes the authorization guard added in commit 0eef8fafdd7c475ab5fd8d37ea566a81e74cd834 (https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw/commit/0eef8fafdd7c475ab5fd8d37ea566a81e74cd834). Note that the patched release version is stated as 2.1.0 in the CVE description, but the upstream fix is available as a commit and PR rather than a confirmed published tagged release - verify the release artifact independently before deploying. As a compensating control pending upgrade, restrict the scoped admin role to only fully trusted users, since exploitation requires that role. Additionally, audit the messaging_group_agents and pending_channel_approvals database tables for unauthorized channel-to-agent-group associations that may indicate prior exploitation. Revoking scoped admin grants for untrusted users eliminates the attack surface entirely but may disrupt legitimate delegated administration workflows. Full details in the VulnCheck advisory at https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nanoclaw-privilege-escalation-via-forged-channel-approval-callback.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
NanoClaw (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:nanocoai:nanoclaw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) is an AI agent management platform that implements multi-tenant agent groups with role-based access control. The channel-registration approval flow allows messaging channels (e.g., Telegram) to be interactively connected to agent groups via a response-handler callback mechanism. The root cause is CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization): the buildApprovalOptions and buildAgentSelectionOptions functions presented all agent groups to any approver without filtering by privilege, and handleChannelApprovalResponse did not verify that the submitting admin held privileges over the target agent group before executing the connection. The fix introduces visibleAgentGroupsForApprover (which calls hasAdminPrivilege) to filter option lists and adds an explicit hasAdminPrivilege(approverId, targetAgentGroupId) guard in handleChannelApprovalResponse before any channel wiring occurs.
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
PR:L for required scoped admin role; S:C because the exploit crosses agent group authorization boundaries, impacting components the attacker does not control; no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
DescriptionCVE.org
NanoClaw before 2.1.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the channel-registration approval flow where handleChannelApprovalResponse fails to validate admin privileges over target agent groups. Scoped admins can submit forged or stale connect callback values to wire messaging channels into out-of-scope agent groups, exposing unauthorized groups to unapproved channels and enabling unauthorized observation or control of restricted agent group activity.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
Path traversal in NanoClaw's container filesystem boundary allows compromised containers or prompt-injected agents to es
Privilege escalation in NanoClaw before 2.1.17 lets remote attackers with a valid questionId approve or reject privilege
Symlink following in NanoClaw's agent-to-agent file forwarding exposes arbitrary host-readable files to container-contro
Privilege escalation in NanoClaw before 2.1.17 allows confined agent containers to bypass their architectural confinemen
Link-following (symlink) handling in NanoClaw's agent-to-agent attachment forwarding lets an authenticated, low-privileg
Improper authorization in nanocoai NanoClaw's add_mcp_server endpoint allows authenticated attackers with low privileges
Improper privilege management in NanoClaw (versions up to 2.0.64) allows authenticated remote attackers to abuse the `ha
Improper authorization in NanoClaw's MCP Server Approval component allows local attackers to bypass security controls by
EUVD-2026-38466
GHSA-p56g-x65g-wr86
NVD
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EPSS
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