{"id":"CVE-2026-115726","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-115726","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T01:12:00.645Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2026-10-23T12:18:13.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-23T19:45:04.000Z","status":"Awaiting Analysis","sourceIdentifier":"disclosure@vulncheck.com","cvss":{"version":"4.0","score":8.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"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/M"},"cwe":["CWE-78"],"affected":[],"epss":{"score":0.00164,"percentile":0.05597,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-10-24","score":0.00249,"percentile":0.15338}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[{"kind":"new","label":"New CVE","at":"2026-10-23T12:18:13.000Z","detail":{"score":"8.5","severity":"HIGH","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T12:18:13.413Z"},"summary":"New CVE, high severity (CVSS 8.5)."}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/blob/v0.86.2/aider/editor.py#L89-L134","source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/blob/v0.86.2/aider/io.py#L1088-L1094","source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/blob/v0.86.2/aider/main.py#L464-L479","source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/5885","source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aider-through-0.86.2-command-execution-via-repository-aider-conf-yml-settings","source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115726","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}