CVE-2026-0830

Command Injection in Kiro GitLab Merge Request Helper

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 9, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:11 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsKiro IDEKiro IDE

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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 version 0.6.18.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.6.18
v < 0.6.18
Affected range stops below 0.6.18, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

Vendor Advisory
Source: ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-001-AWS/
PatchRelease Notes
Source: ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5
https://kiro.dev/changelog/spec-correctness-and-cli/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHAMZN
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-78

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