Description
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Various Sources patch
https://kiro.dev/changelog/spec-correctness-and-cli/
Various Sources vendor-advisory
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-001-AWS/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
2.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-78
Status
published
Products (2)
amazon/kiro_ide
< 0.6.18
AWS/Kiro IDE
< 0.6.18
Published
Jan 09, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026