High 7.7Published Sep 10, 2026

CVE-2026-13745Arbitrary Code Execution in Gemini CLI via Untrusted Local .env Files Overriding GEMINI_CLI_HOME

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 06:50 UTC)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 7.7 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)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
Weakness (CWE): CWE-829, CWE-15
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: GoogleCloud
NVD analysis: Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated: Sep 23, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Google Cloud Gemini CLI google_cloud:gemini_cli (from the name)	before 0.39.1	CNA record

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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