CVE-2026-30302
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe command auto-approval module in CodeRider-Kilo contains an OS Command Injection vulnerability, rendering its whitelist security mechanism ineffective. The vulnerability stems from the incorrect use of an incompatible command parser (the Unix-based shell-quote library) to analyze commands on the Windows platform, coupled with a failure to correctly handle Windows CMD-specific escape sequences (^). Attackers can exploit this discrepancy between the parsing logic and the execution environment by constructing payloads such as git log ^" & malicious_command ^". The CodeRider-Kilo parser is deceived by the escape characters, misinterpreting the malicious command connector (&) as being within a protected string argument and thus auto-approving the command. However, the underlying Windows CMD interpreter ignores the escaped quotes, parsing and executing the subsequent malicious command directly. This allows attackers to achieve arbitrary Remote Code Execution (RCE) after bypassing what appears to be a legitimate Git whitelist check.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe command auto-approval module in CodeRider-Kilo uses a Unix-based shell-quote library to parse commands on Windows, failing to handle Windows CMD escape sequences (^). Attackers bypass the whitelist by crafting payloads like git log ^" & malicious_command ^" where the parser misinterprets the & as within a protected string due to escaped quotes, but Windows CMD ignores these and executes the malicious command directly, enabling RCE.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 2.3.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm CodeRider Kilo installation and versionRun 'coderider --version' or check the application binary/dll version metadata. Compare against the affected range: <= 2.3.6Affected if Installed version is 2.3.6 or lower
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Verify operating system is WindowsRun 'systeminfo | findstr /B /C:OS' or check environment: run 'echo %OS%'. The vulnerability only applies on Windows systemsAffected if The host OS is Windows (the Unix shell-quote library misbehaves on Windows CMD)
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Confirm command auto-approval module is enabledCheck CodeRider configuration files (e.g., config.json, settings.xml) for entries like 'autoApproval', 'commandWhitelist', or 'approveCommands' set to true. Also check UI settings if accessibleAffected if The command auto-approval or whitelist feature is enabled
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Inspect the shell parser in useReview the CodeRider installation directory for the shell-quote library. Look for node_modules/shell-quote, Python shell-quote imports, or similar Unix-oriented parsing libraries in the codebase. Check logs for parser initializationAffected if The application uses a Unix-based shell-quote library (shell-quote, shlex with Unix patterns) for command parsing on Windows
You are affected if you run CodeRider Kilo version 2.3.6 or lower on Windows with the command auto-approval module enabled and the application relies on a Unix shell-quote library for parsing Windows commands.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReplace the Unix shell-quote library with a Windows CMD-compatible parser that correctly handles ^ escape sequences, or implement additional runtime validation/sandboxing to prevent execution of unapproved commands.
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