Improper Neutralization used in an OS Command in the container launcher in Google Gemini CLI (versions prior to 0.39.1) and run-gemini-cli GitHub Action (versions prior to 0.1.22) on headless CI platforms allows an unprivileged attacker to achieve pre-sandbox host-level code execution a maliciously crafted .gemini/.env file.
CVE-2026-12537
Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-06-24. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 7.8(high)
- EPSS
- 3.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 24, 2026
Last Modified
July 2, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Jun 25, 2026Update to Gemini CLI and run-gemini-cli Trust Model · Advisory · google-github-actions/run-gemini-cli · GitHub
https://github.com/google-github-actions/run-gemini-cli/security/advisories/GHSA-wpqr-6v78-jr5gVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-12537(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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