| Component | IronClaw |
| Severity | medium (CVSS 4.4) |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
| Published (NVD) | 2026-07-18 |
| Affected versions | <= 0.29.1 read from the advisory text: NVD has not published CPE data yet |
| Fixed in | see the vendor advisory |
| Weakness | CWE-59 |
| CISA KEV | not listed |
NVD description
A vulnerability was identified in nearai ironclaw up to 0.29.1. The affected element is the function validate_path of the file src/tools/builtin/path_utils.rs of the component write_file. The manipulation leads to link following. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The identifier of the patch is 369ff3d240cf3c0787b50e1e9f182e1a06c71255. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
What to do
- NVD lists no fixed version yet: follow the vendor advisory below and keep IronClaw off the public internet until a fix ships.
- Do not expose the component's API or UI to the internet without authentication in front of it.
Sources
- NVD: CVE-2026-16130
- https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/
- https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/commit/369ff3d240cf3c0787b50e1e9f182e1a06c71255
- https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/issues/4797
- https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/4869
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-16130
- https://vuldb.com/submit/856883
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/379848
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/379848/cti