CVE-2026-16198: A vulnerability was detected in Sipeed PicoClaw up to 0.2.9
CVE-2026-16198 analysis covering impact, affected products, versions, remediation, and cross-checked defender guidance.
CVE-2026-16198 is a vulnerability published by NVD on 7/19/2026.
What happened
A vulnerability was detected in Sipeed PicoClaw up to 0.2.9. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file web/backend/middleware/access_control.go of the component First Run Setup. Performing a manipulation of the argument allowed_cidrs results in authentication bypass using alternate channel. The attack may be initiated remotely. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is regarded as difficult. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named 017601354be38cb027ff3ffb01aed79bd5d12610. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.
Affected products and versions
- NVD has not published a normalized affected-product configuration yet.
Severity and weakness
CVSS: MEDIUM 5.6. Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Weaknesses: CWE-287, CWE-288.
Known exploitation
No CISA KEV entry is currently attached to the NVD record.
What defenders should do
- Identify whether the affected product and version range exists in production.
- Review vendor advisories and release notes before change windows.
- Patch, upgrade, disable the vulnerable component, or apply vendor mitigations.
- Verify the running version after deployment, not only the package inventory.
Official and supporting references
- No vendor advisory tagged by NVD at draft time.