01 Record
CVE-2026-85674
aider 0.86.2 Remote Code Execution via .aider.conf.yml
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: VulnCheck
CNA base score8.5 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
02 Description
aider 0.86.2 Remote Code Execution via .aider.conf.yml
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.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 16.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.5 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/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:X
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-10.
- 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
- 2026-09-04 14:32Z1 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-10 15:07Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-09-04
- Assigning CNA
- VulnCheck
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- b0233b5592a136e2d77a1eeb31d1b7d22fc1b83acba7cf18921c4c943cf1155f
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comGitHub Issue #5254https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/issues/5254
- github.comhttps://github.com/Aider-AI/aider
- github.comhttps://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/blob/v0.86.2/aider/main.py
- www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: aider 0.86.2 Remote Code Execution via .aider.conf.ymlhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aider-0.86.2-remote-code-execution-via-aider-conf-yml