CVE-2026-18980

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.36.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-08-06. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
6.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 6.3Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
6.3
EG Score
6.3(medium)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity63% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
70%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 6, 2026

Last Modified

August 12, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 6, 2026
Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_pr.
github_pr

fix(security): tool boundary checks

Fix merged in nearai/ironclaw PR #4869 on 2026-06-16 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/pull/4869
generic

[Security] Approval Bypass in `shell` Tool Risk Classification Allows Newline-Chained Destructive Commands to Execute Without Explicit Confirmation · Issue #4861 · nearai/ironclaw · GitHub

https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/issues/4861

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-18980(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-18980?
CVE-2026-18980 is a medium vulnerability published on August 6, 2026. A vulnerability was identified in nearai ironclaw up to 0.29.1. Affected is the function classifycommandrisk 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…
When was CVE-2026-18980 disclosed?
CVE-2026-18980 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 6, 2026, with the most recent update on August 12, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-18980 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-18980 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 30.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-18980?
CVE-2026-18980 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-18980?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-18980, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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