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incidents/AIR-2026-0009

CVE-2026-12537: Gemini CLI remote code execution vulnerability

Attack on AI2 Disclosed vulnerabilityInfrastructure vulnerability

Gemini CLI contains workspace trust and tool allowlisting bypass vulnerabilities that can lead to remote code execution in untrusted environments. The vendor updated the tool to harden trust checks.

disclosed CVENo confirmed exploitation, so this record is tracked as a disclosed vulnerability and not counted as an incident. It moves into the counts if CISA or the vendor confirms exploitation. Why

Details

type
Attack on AI
An AI model, agent or AI-powered product was the thing exploited, abused or leaked.
categories
  • Infrastructure vulnerability
    CVEs and advisories in AI frameworks, inference servers, MCP servers, AI developer tools and hosting stacks.
owasp llm top 10
mitre atlas
no technique for these categories
Both rows are derived from the type and categories (OWASP 2025 edition, ATLAS release 2026.09), not classified per record. How
severity
2 · Disclosed vulnerability
CVE or vendor advisory, patched or patchable, no confirmed exploitation.
targets
Google, Framework / tooling
products
Gemini CLI
incident date
24 Apr 2026
first reported
24 Apr 2026
origin
GitHub Advisory Database
Vulnerability record from NVD / the GitHub Advisory Database. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
classifier confidence
0.95 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
CVE-2026-12537 · rce · workspace-trust
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 10:04Z · json

Sources · 2

  1. 2026-04-24
    CVE-2026-12537: Gemini CLI: Remote Code Execution via workspace trust and tool allowlisting bypasses
    GitHub Advisory Database · github.com/advisories/GHSA-wpqr-6v78-jr5g
  2. 2026-06-24
    CVE-2026-12537: Improper Neutralization used in an OS Command in the container launcher in Google Gemini CLI (versions prior to 0.39.1) and…
    NVD · nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12537

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