CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-115726
8.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Awaiting Analysis
- Published
- 2026-10-23
- Last modified
- 2026-10-29
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
- 8.5 HIGH — CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78
Description
Aider through 0.86.2 contains a command execution vulnerability that allows attackers to run shell commands by committing a malicious .aider.conf.yml that is auto-loaded without a trust prompt. Attackers can set notifications-command or editor values that are executed via subprocess with shell=True after model replies or /editor use, running commands with the victim's privileges.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command weakness
References
- https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/blob/v0.86.2/aider/editor.py#L89-L134 github.com
- https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/blob/v0.86.2/aider/io.py#L1088-L1094 github.com
- https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/blob/v0.86.2/aider/main.py#L464-L479 github.com
- https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/5885 github.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aider-through-0.86.2-command-execution-via-repository-aider-conf-yml-settings www.vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/5885 github.com