TI-2026-00611 Aliases CVE-2026-0830 GHSA-7xjv-wf6r-872r

Command Injection in Kiro GitLab Merge Request Helper

MEDIUM 41CWE-78Published 2026-01-09 · Updated 2026-01-09

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Active
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01438 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed Kiro IDE (AWS): 0.6.18

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
AWS	Kiro IDE	before 0.6.18	0.6.18	Patch available	CNA

Kiro IDE VendorAWS Affected before 0.6.18 Fixed in 0.6.18 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:amazon:kiro_ide::::::::	before 0.6.18	Vulnerable	AWS

cpe:2.3:a:amazon:kiro_ide:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.6.18 Vulnerable ·AWS

Remediation

Fix · CNA Kiro IDE (AWS) Fixed in 0.6.18

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-0830
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7xjv-wf6r-872r

References

Patch 1

https://kiro.dev/changelog/spec-correctness-and-cli/

Advisory 1

https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-001-AWS/

TI-2026-09109 Kiro IDE Insufficient File Write Restrictions to Execution-Sensitive Paths CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
TI-2026-15289 Executable Resolution from Untrusted Project Directory in Kiro IDE on Windows CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
TI-2026-60464 Kiro IDE Sensitive Workspace Data Exfiltration via Agent-Written Workspace Configuration CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.7

Sources

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