CVE-2026-85623

goose 1.37.0 executes arbitrary commands from recipe stdio extensions and retry.checks without security inspection. Attackers can distribute malicious recipes that execute shell commands as the user running goose, bypassing the recipe security scan which does not inspect extensions or retry configurations.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose
https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/blob/v1.49.0/crates/goose/src/agents/extension_manager.rs
https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/blob/v1.49.0/crates/goose/src/recipe/mod.rs
https://github.com/aaif-goose/goose/issues/10325
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/goose-1.37.0-arbitrary-command-execution-via-recipe-extensions

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-04 15:17

Updated : 2026-09-10 16:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-85623

Mitre link : CVE-2026-85623

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-85623

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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