CVE-2026-16126: Access Control Flaw (CVSS 7.3)

Description

A vulnerability was determined in zevorn rt-claw up to 0.2.0. The impacted element is the function handle_rpc_request of the file claw/services/swarm/swarm.c of the component Swarm RPC Receiver. This manipulation causes incorrect authorization. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.3

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0030

Probability of exploitation

0.22%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-285 CWE-285

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

References

Other References

https://github.com/zevorn/rt-claw/ https://github.com/zevorn/rt-claw/issues/135 https://github.com/zevorn/rt-claw/issues/137 https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-16126 https://vuldb.com/submit/856870 https://vuldb.com/submit/856871 https://vuldb.com/vuln/379838 https://vuldb.com/vuln/379838/cti

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-16126? +

A vulnerability was determined in zevorn rt-claw up to 0.2.0. The impacted element is the function handle_rpc_request of the file claw/services/swarm/swarm.c of the component Swarm RPC Receiver. This manipulation causes incorrect authorization. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-16126? +

CVE-2026-16126 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.3 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0030, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-16126? +

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