Remote code execution in Mistral Vibe via Git filter drivers
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- 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-829.
Summary
Mistral Vibe before 3.0.3 trusts git filter drivers defined in an untrusted repository's .git/config (CWE-829). When started with --worktree, Vibe runs these filter commands before its trusted-folder check. An attacker who gets a user to run Vibe with --worktree in such a repository can execute commands with that user's privileges.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02
Description from the CNA
Mistral Vibe before 3.0.3 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to run commands by defining git filter drivers in an untrusted repository's .git/config. When started with --worktree, git worktree add applies .gitattributes and runs filter smudge, clean, or process commands before the trusted-folder check, executing attacker commands with user privileges.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
Remediation
Mistral Vibe 3.0.3 fixes this flaw, so upgrade mistral-vibe to version 3.0.3 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02
- Fix · CNA mistral-vibe (mistralai) Fixed in 3.0.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-27 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116843
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-xwx6-2mm7-g8wj
- 2026-10-27 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-02 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH
References
More mistralai vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-63252 Mistral Vibe before 2.25.5 Remote Code Execution via git post-checkout CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-60017 An arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Mistral Vibe allows an attacker to bypass… CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-60016 An arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Mistral Vibe allows an attacker to bypass… CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-60015 An arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Mistral Vibe allows an attacker to bypass… CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-60018 Incorrect permission assignment in mistralai mistral-vibe CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-60014 Path traversal in mistralai mistral-vibe CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-116843 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-116843 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xwx6-2mm7-g8wj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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