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incidents/AIR-2026-0106

CVE-2026-13745: Gemini CLI untrusted directory arbitrary code execution

Attack on AI2 Disclosed vulnerabilityInfrastructure vulnerability

A vulnerability in Gemini CLI allows attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution by tricking victims into launching the CLI in untrusted directories containing malicious .env files. The flaw bypasses folder trust prompts and overrides configuration paths.

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
10 Sep 2026
first reported
10 Sep 2026
origin
NVD
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-2026-13745 · gemini-cli · remote-code-execution
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:33Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2026-09-10
    CVE-2026-13745: A vulnerability in the Gemini CLI prior to version 0.39.1 allows attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution by tricking a…
    NVD · nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13745

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