CVE-2026-18980: nearai ironclaw · Injection
Source GCVE Database
Public exploit available · CVSS 5.3 Medium.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 76% 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:PExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
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), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| nearaiironclaw | Affected
| Fixed in– |
crates.iogithub/nearai/ironclawpkg:cargo/github/nearai/ironclawOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Apply the patch identified by commit a1d7c3ba428ed575900469b207fb5668725f9a71 to resolve the vulnerability. No other mitigation or workaround is indicated. Prompt patching is advised to prevent exploitation.
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 low privileges to execute arbitrary commands. Public exploit code is available. A patch identified by commit a1d7c3ba428ed575900469b207fb5668725f9a71 has been released to address this issue.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18980 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/nearai/ironclaw/issues/4861 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/nearai/ironclaw/issues/4862 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/4869 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/nearai/ironclaw/commit/a1d7c3ba428ed575900469b207fb5668725f9a71 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/nearai/ironclaw (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-18980 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/submit/862542 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/submit/862543 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/submit/862544 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/submit/862545 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/submit/862546 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/vuln/386265 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/vuln/386265/cti (opens in a new tab)