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CVE-2026-18980: Command Injection in nearai ironclaw

0
Medium
Published: 08/06/2026 (08/06/2026, 02:00:16 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: nearai
Product: ironclaw

Description

A command injection vulnerability exists in nearai ironclaw up to version 0.29.1 in the function classify_command_risk within src/tools/builtin/shell.rs. This vulnerability allows remote attackers with limited privileges to execute arbitrary commands. A patch identified by commit a1d7c3ba428ed575900469b207fb5668725f9a71 is available to address this issue. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.3, indicating a medium severity level.

CVSS v4.0

Score 5.3medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vuln. Confidentiality
Low
Vuln. Integrity
Low
Vuln. Availability
Low
Subsq. Confidentiality
None
Subsq. Integrity
None
Subsq. Availability
None
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:P

Affected software

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github/nearai/ironclaw
pkg:cargo/github/nearai/ironclaw
Affected versions
<0.29.2

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/06/2026, 19:18:42 UTC

Technical Analysis

The vulnerability CVE-2026-18980 affects nearai ironclaw versions up to 0.29.1. It is located in the function classify_command_risk in the source file src/tools/builtin/shell.rs. The flaw allows command injection, which can be exploited remotely by an attacker with limited privileges. A patch identified by commit a1d7c3ba428ed575900469b207fb5668725f9a71 has been released to fix this issue. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3, reflecting its impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with limited privileges to execute arbitrary commands remotely, potentially leading to partial loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. However, there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

A patch identified by commit a1d7c3ba428ed575900469b207fb5668725f9a71 is available and should be applied to affected versions of nearai ironclaw to remediate this vulnerability. No additional vendor advisory was provided, so check the official project repository or vendor channels for the patch and further guidance.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
GHSA-cw23-qwr7-c655
Osv Schema Version
1.4.0
Aliases
["CVE-2026-18980"]
Ecosystems
[]
Database Specific Severity
LOW
Cvss Version
3.1

Threat ID: 6a74cfabbf8831d5391b1f99

Added to database: 08/06/2026, 18:17:15 UTC

Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 19:18:42 UTC

Last updated: 08/07/2026, 03:40:59 UTC

Views: 3

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