Amazon AWS Kiro IDE up to 0.6.17 Workspace Folder Name os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Amazon AWS Kiro IDE up to 0.6.17. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Workspace Folder Name Handler. This manipulation causes os command injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-0830. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Amazon AWS Kiro IDE up to 0.6.17. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Workspace Folder Name Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Processing specially crafted workspace folder names could allow for arbitrary command injection in the Kiro GitLab Merge-Request helper in Kiro IDE before version 0.6.18 when opening maliciously crafted workspaces. To mitigate, users should update to the latest version.

It is possible to read the advisory at kiro.dev. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-0830 since 01/09/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 0.6.18 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at kiro.dev.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-1682). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Local: Yes
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AWS Kiro IDE 0.6.18

Timelineinfo

01/09/2026 Advisory disclosed
01/09/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
01/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/10/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kiro.dev
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-0830 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-0830
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-340363
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/09/2026 22:53
Updated: 01/10/2026 10:27
Changes: 01/09/2026 22:53 (77), 01/10/2026 10:27 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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