CVE-2026-115726EUVD-2026-108714GHSA-QF42-JVF7-PGG2
Aider through 0.86.2 Command Execution via Repository .aider.conf.yml Settings
- Published
- Last modified
- Status
- published
- Known exploitation
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Public exploit
- None on Exploit-DB
Summary
Aider, an AI pair-programming tool for the command line, is affected. An attacker who commits a malicious .aider.conf.yml file to a repository can get Aider to run arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of the user who opens that project.
Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.
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Aider through 0.86.2 contains a command execution vulnerability that allows attackers to run shell commands by committing a malicious .aider.conf.yml that is auto-loaded without a trust prompt. Attackers can set notifications-command or editor values that are executed via subprocess with shell=True after model replies or /editor use, running commands with the victim's privileges.
Affected versions
- Aider-AI aider
through 0.86.2