| Component | IronClaw |
| Severity | medium (CVSS 6.3) |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| Published (NVD) | 2026-08-06 |
| 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-74CWE-77 |
| CISA KEV | not listed |
NVD description
A vulnerability was identified in nearai ironclaw up to 0.29.1. Affected is the function classify_command_risk of the file src/tools/builtin/shell.rs. Such manipulation leads to command injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The name of the patch is a1d7c3ba428ed575900469b207fb5668725f9a71. Applying a patch is advised to resolve 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-2026-18980
- https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/
- https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/commit/a1d7c3ba428ed575900469b207fb5668725f9a71
- https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/issues/4861
- https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/issues/4862
- https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/4869
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-18980
- https://vuldb.com/submit/862542
- https://vuldb.com/submit/862543
- https://vuldb.com/submit/862544
- https://vuldb.com/submit/862545