FKIE_CVE-2026-12537

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-06-24 14:17 - Updated: 2026-07-02 19:46
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Improper Neutralization used in an OS Command in the container launcher in Google Gemini CLI (versions prior to 0.39.1) and run-gemini-cli GitHub Action (versions prior to 0.1.22) on headless CI platforms allows an unprivileged attacker to achieve pre-sandbox host-level code execution a maliciously crafted .gemini/.env file.
References
f45cbf4e-4146-4068-b7e1-655ffc2c548chttps://github.com/google-github-actions/run-gemini-cli/security/advisories/GHSA-wpqr-6v78-jr5gVendor Advisory, Patch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
google gemini-cli *
google gemini-cli 0.40.0
google run-gemini-cli *
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  "lastModified": "2026-07-02T19:46:27.890",
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