High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 23, 2026
CVE-2026-115726
CVE-2026-115726
Description
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.
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References
5- github.com/Aider-AI/aider/blob/v0.86.2/aider/editor.pynvd
- github.com/Aider-AI/aider/blob/v0.86.2/aider/io.pynvd
- github.com/Aider-AI/aider/blob/v0.86.2/aider/main.pynvd
- github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/5885nvd
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aider-through-0.86.2-command-execution-via-repository-aider-conf-yml-settingsnvd
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