CVE-2026-12537 (GCVE-0-2026-12537)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-24 13:37 – Updated: 2026-06-24 13:53
VLAI
Title
Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in Gemini CLI CI/CD Workflows
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.
Severity
10 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/U:Clear
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Credits
Elad Meged of Novee Security Devansh Batham
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