---
title: "CVE-2026-115726: Aider - Command Injection"
description: "Aider <= 0.86.2 contains a command injection caused by auto-loading malicious .aider.conf.yml without trust prompt, letting attackers execute shell commands with victim's privileges via subprocess, exploit requires crafted config commit."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-115726/
---

# CVE-2026-115726 Aider - Command Injection

Aider <= 0.86.2 contains a command injection caused by auto-loading malicious .aider.conf.yml without trust prompt, letting attackers execute shell commands with victim's privileges via subprocess, exploit requires crafted config commit.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.25% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115726)

## Details

Type

Command Injection

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

23 October 2026

Updated

25 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-78](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version beyond 0.86.2 that addresses this vulnerability.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115726](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115726)
- [https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/blob/v0.86.2/aider/editor.py#L89-L134](https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/blob/v0.86.2/aider/editor.py#L89-L134)
- [https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/blob/v0.86.2/aider/io.py#L1088-L1094](https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/blob/v0.86.2/aider/io.py#L1088-L1094)
- [https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/blob/v0.86.2/aider/main.py#L464-L479](https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/blob/v0.86.2/aider/main.py#L464-L479)
- [https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/5885](https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/5885)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aider-through-0.86.2-command-execution-via-repository-aider-conf-yml-settings](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aider-through-0.86.2-command-execution-via-repository-aider-conf-yml-settings)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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