---
id: CVE-2026-13745
title: >-
  A vulnerability in the Gemini CLI prior to version 0.39.1 allows attackers to
  achieve arbitrary code execution by tricking a victim into starting the CLI
  within an untrusted directory
summary: >-
  A vulnerability in the Gemini CLI prior to version 0.39.1 allows attackers to
  achieve arbitrary code execution by tricking a victim into starting the CLI
  within an untrusted directory. The vulnerability is triggered via untrusted
  .env fi…
severity: high
cvss: 7.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Amber'
cwe:
  - CWE-15
  - CWE-829
  - CWE-20
  - CWE-78
vendor: Google Cloud
product: Gemini CLI
affected:
  - gemini_cli < 0.39.1
published: '2026-09-10'
updated: '2026-09-23'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-23T10:17:06.027'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13745'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/releases/tag/v0.39.1'
    label: f45cbf4e-4146-4068-b7e1-655ffc2c548c
  - url: >-
      https://www.pwned.info/articles/homing-in-on-arbitrary-code-execution-within-gemini-cli/
    label: f45cbf4e-4146-4068-b7e1-655ffc2c548c
  - url: 'https://www.redguard.ch/blog/2026/06/03/advisory-google-gemini-cli/'
    label: f45cbf4e-4146-4068-b7e1-655ffc2c548c
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/google-github-actions/run-gemini-cli/releases/tag/v0.1.22
    label: f45cbf4e-4146-4068-b7e1-655ffc2c548c
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/google-github-actions/run-gemini-cli/security/advisories/GHSA-wpqr-6v78-jr5g
    label: f45cbf4e-4146-4068-b7e1-655ffc2c548c
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-10T15:03:19.734151Z'
cvssSource: cna
epss: 0.00366
epssPercentile: 0.30482
ingestedAt: '2026-09-10T09:45:12.028Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability in the Gemini CLI prior to version 0.39.1 allows attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution by tricking a victim into starting the CLI within an untrusted directory. The vulnerability is triggered via untrusted .env files overriding GEMINI_CLI_HOME to load malicious configuration files and bypass folder trust prompts.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.