CVE-2026-16130 (GCVE-0-2026-16130)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-18 17:15 – Updated: 2026-07-18 17:15 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
nearai ironclaw write_file path_utils.rs validate_path link following
Summary
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.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nearai ironclaw Affected: 0.29.0
Affected: 0.29.1
    cpe:2.3:a:nearai:ironclaw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
Eric-x (VulDB User)
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