CVE-2026-90808: HKUDS nanobot · CWE-183
Affects nanobotSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 35% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:XExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 14 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
GitHubhkuds/nanobotpkg:github/hkuds/nanobotOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Applying the patch identified by commit af582246f141311d574551b7571a517bcc3df750 is the recommended remediation to fix this vulnerability. No vendor advisory was provided to indicate alternative mitigations or if the issue is already mitigated. Therefore, users should apply the patch promptly to address the incomplete blacklist issue.
Description
A vulnerability exists in HKUDS nanobot up to version 0.2.1 affecting the ExecTool component's functions _guard_command and _spawn in the nanobot/agent/tools/shell.py file. This flaw causes an incomplete blacklist, allowing potential remote attacks. A patch identified by commit af582246f141311d574551b7571a517bcc3df750 is recommended to fix the issue. The vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.3.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90808 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/HKUDS/nanobot/issues/5305 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/HKUDS/nanobot/pull/5345 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/HKUDS/nanobot/commit/af582246f141311d574551b7571a517bcc3df750 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/HKUDS/nanobot (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90808 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/submit/922849 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/vuln/403310 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/vuln/403310/cti (opens in a new tab)