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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 run-gemini-cli GitHub Action (versi…

Impact

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.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
npm@google/gemini-cli< 0.39.10.39.1
actionsgoogle-github-actions/run-gemini-cli< 0.1.220.1.22

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
GoogleGemini-Cli
before 0.39.1
Version 0.40.0
GoogleRun-Gemini-Cli
before 0.1.22

Weakness classification

References