CVE-2026-16015poco-ai poco-claw executor_manager API tasks.py create_task missing authentication
- 5.3MediumCVSS base score
- 0.58%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 52% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- YesPublic exploitsa reference or SSVC says so
Description
A vulnerability was determined in poco-ai poco-claw up to 0.5.4. This vulnerability affects the function create_task of the file executor_manager/app/api/v1/tasks.py of the component executor_manager API. Executing a manipulation can lead to missing authentication. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 0.5.7 is able to resolve this issue. This patch is called 67fcc88505c57f77d3fcf04eb5b89425b10cbf48. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. 6 references of the record are tagged as an exploit. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Show the exploits6
References tagged exploit6 references
- https://github.com/poco-ai/poco-claw/issues/136 (opens in a new tab)exploitissue-tracking
- https://github.com/poco-ai/poco-claw/pull/135 (opens in a new tab)exploitissue-trackingpatch
- https://github.com/poco-ai/poco-claw/issues/137 (opens in a new tab)exploitissue-tracking
- https://github.com/poco-ai/poco-claw/commit/67fcc88505c57f77d3fcf04eb5b89425b10cbf48 (opens in a new tab)exploitpatch
- https://github.com/poco-ai/poco-claw/releases/tag/0.5.7 (opens in a new tab)exploitpatch
- https://github.com/poco-ai/poco-claw/ (opens in a new tab)exploitproduct
Timeline
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Published
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium6.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | Medium5.8 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 4.0 | Low2.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.58% · top 52% of all CVEs (15 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.
Affected products
References
References13
- VDB-379757 | poco-ai poco-claw executor_manager API tasks.py create_task missing authentication (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-379757 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-required
- CVE-2026-16015 | CVE Analysis and Report (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- Submit #856812 | poco-ai poco-agent 0.5.4 Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306) (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- Submit #856813 | poco-ai poco-agent 0.5.4 Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306) (Duplicate) (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- Submit #856815 | poco-ai poco-agent 0.5.4 Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306) (Duplicate) (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- Submit #856816 | poco-ai poco-agent 0.5.4 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639) (Duplicate) (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/poco-ai/poco-claw/issues/136 (opens in a new tab)exploitissue-tracking
- https://github.com/poco-ai/poco-claw/pull/135 (opens in a new tab)exploitissue-trackingpatch
- https://github.com/poco-ai/poco-claw/issues/137 (opens in a new tab)exploitissue-tracking
- https://github.com/poco-ai/poco-claw/commit/67fcc88505c57f77d3fcf04eb5b89425b10cbf48 (opens in a new tab)exploitpatch
- https://github.com/poco-ai/poco-claw/releases/tag/0.5.7 (opens in a new tab)exploitpatch
- https://github.com/poco-ai/poco-claw/ (opens in a new tab)exploitproduct
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2026-45171 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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