Aider-AI Aider up to 0.86.2 Configuration File .aider.conf.yml os command injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Aider-AI Aider up to 0.86.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file .aider.conf.yml of the component Configuration File Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to os command injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-85674. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Aider-AI Aider up to 0.86.2 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file .aider.conf.yml of the component Configuration File 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. CVE summarizes:

aider (aider-chat) automatically loads a .aider.conf.yml configuration file from the root of the git repository it is launched in. A crafted repository can set test-cmd (executed at startup) or lint-cmd (executed on the first file edit), which aider runs through a shell (subprocess with shell=True) without any user confirmation, LLM interaction, or API key. Consequently, a user who clones and runs aider inside an attacker-supplied repository achieves arbitrary command execution on their machine. The behavior is long-standing and was confirmed on 0.86.3.dev (current main).

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-85674 since 09/04/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/04/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Artificial Intelligence Software

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• Aider-AI

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• Aider

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• 0.86.0
• 0.86.1
• 0.86.2

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• Product: https://github.com/Aider-AI/aider/

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