Medium severity · published Jul 18, 2026
CVE-2026-16130
nearai ironclaw write_file path_utils.rs validate_path link following
4.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IR
ironclaw · nearai
0.29.0; 0.29.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16130
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16130
github.com
https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/
github.com
https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/commit/369ff3d240cf3c0787b50e1e9f182e1a06c71255
github.com
https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/issues/4797
github.com
https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/4869
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-16130
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/submit/856883
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