01 Record
CVE-2026-13745
Arbitrary Code Execution in Gemini CLI via Untrusted Local .env Files Overriding GEMINI_CLI_HOME
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: GoogleCloud
CNA base score7.7 CVSS v4.0CVSS: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
02 Description
Arbitrary Code Execution in Gemini CLI via Untrusted Local .env Files Overriding GEMINI_CLI_HOME
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.65% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 50.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.7 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Amber
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-23.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-09-10 08:33Z1 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-23 09:48Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-06-29
- Assigning CNA
- GoogleCloud
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.7)
- CNA CVSS 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
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- c57c6ef48e8dd0efc9db4047e15973ade720841bcb5b34dc434bb4b69688727e
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
07 Remediation
* Upgrade: Ensure you are using the latest version of gemini cli and follow the best practices guide https://github.com/google-github-actions/run-gemini-cli/blob/main/docs/trust-guidance.md * Configure Trust: Determine if your CI workflow operates on trusted or untrusted data. If the data is fully trusted, set GEMINI_TRUST_WORKSPACE: 'true' in your workflow.