CVE-2025-11445Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Repository poisoning via default outside-workspace writes

Published Oct 8, 2025 · Updated Oct 8, 2025

Prompt injection in Kilo Code before 4.88.0 allows remote attackers to induce file writes and shell commands through crafted content. ClineProvider defaults alwaysAllowWriteOutsideWorkspace to true, so model-controlled writes can overwrite VS Code settings and whitelist otherwise blocked Git commands. Exploitation requires a user to ask the extension to process attacker-controlled content; resulting commands run without further approval and can poison a repository.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Prompt injection in Kilo Code before 4.88.0 allows remote attackers to induce file writes and shell commands through crafted content. ClineProvider defaults alwaysAllowWriteOutsideWorkspace to true, so model-controlled writes can overwrite VS Code settings and whitelist otherwise blocked Git commands. Exploitation requires a user to ask the extension to process attacker-controlled content; resulting commands run without further approval and can poison a repository.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-11445
Published
Oct 8, 2025
Updated
Oct 8, 2025
Vendor
Kilo Code
Product
Kilo Code
Classifications
CWE-74, CWE-707, T1059, T1204.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 8, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 8, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.0
  2. Affected versionversion=4.1
  3. Affected versionversion=4.10
  4. Affected versionversion=4.11
  5. Affected versionversion=4.12
  6. Affected versionversion=4.13
  7. Affected versionversion=4.14
  8. Affected versionversion=4.15
  9. Affected versionversion=4.16
  10. Affected versionversion=4.17
  11. Affected versionversion=4.18
  12. Affected versionversion=4.19
  13. Affected versionversion=4.2
  14. Affected versionversion=4.20
  15. Affected versionversion=4.21
  16. Affected versionversion=4.22
  17. Affected versionversion=4.23
  18. Affected versionversion=4.24
  19. Affected versionversion=4.25
  20. Affected versionversion=4.26
  21. Affected versionversion=4.27
  22. Affected versionversion=4.28
  23. Affected versionversion=4.29
  24. Affected versionversion=4.3
  25. Affected versionversion=4.30
  26. Affected versionversion=4.31
  27. Affected versionversion=4.32
  28. Affected versionversion=4.33
  29. Affected versionversion=4.34
  30. Affected versionversion=4.35
  31. Affected versionversion=4.36
  32. Affected versionversion=4.37
  33. Affected versionversion=4.38
  34. Affected versionversion=4.39
  35. Affected versionversion=4.4
  36. Affected versionversion=4.40
  37. Affected versionversion=4.41
  38. Affected versionversion=4.42
  39. Affected versionversion=4.43
  40. Affected versionversion=4.44
  41. Affected versionversion=4.45
  42. Affected versionversion=4.46
  43. Affected versionversion=4.47
  44. Affected versionversion=4.48
  45. Affected versionversion=4.49
  46. Affected versionversion=4.5
  47. Affected versionversion=4.50
  48. Affected versionversion=4.51
  49. Affected versionversion=4.52
  50. Affected versionversion=4.53
  51. Affected versionversion=4.54
  52. Affected versionversion=4.55
  53. Affected versionversion=4.56
  54. Affected versionversion=4.57
  55. Affected versionversion=4.58
  56. Affected versionversion=4.59
  57. Affected versionversion=4.6
  58. Affected versionversion=4.60
  59. Affected versionversion=4.61
  60. Affected versionversion=4.62
  61. Affected versionversion=4.63
  62. Affected versionversion=4.64
  63. Affected versionversion=4.65
  64. Affected versionversion=4.66
  65. Affected versionversion=4.67
  66. Affected versionversion=4.68
  67. Affected versionversion=4.69
  68. Affected versionversion=4.7
  69. Affected versionversion=4.70
  70. Affected versionversion=4.71
  71. Affected versionversion=4.72
  72. Affected versionversion=4.73
  73. Affected versionversion=4.74
  74. Affected versionversion=4.75
  75. Affected versionversion=4.76
  76. Affected versionversion=4.77
  77. Affected versionversion=4.78
  78. Affected versionversion=4.79
  79. Affected versionversion=4.8
  80. Affected versionversion=4.80
  81. Affected versionversion=4.81
  82. Affected versionversion=4.82
  83. Affected versionversion=4.83
  84. Affected versionversion=4.84
  85. Affected versionversion=4.85
  86. Affected versionversion=4.86.0
  87. Affected versionversion=4.9

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Kilo Code · Kilo Codeversion=4.0; version=4.1; version=4.10; version=4.11; version=4.12; version=4.13; version=4.14; version=4.15; version=4.16; version=4.17; version=4.18; version=4.19; version=4.2; version=4.20; version=4.21; version=4.22; version=4.23; version=4.24; version=4.25; version=4.26; version=4.27; version=4.28; version=4.29; version=4.3; version=4.30; version=4.31; version=4.32; version=4.33; version=4.34; version=4.35; version=4.36; version=4.37; version=4.38; version=4.39; version=4.4; version=4.40; version=4.41; version=4.42; version=4.43; version=4.44; version=4.45; version=4.46; version=4.47; version=4.48; version=4.49; version=4.5; version=4.50; version=4.51; version=4.52; version=4.53; version=4.54; version=4.55; version=4.56; version=4.57; version=4.58; version=4.59; version=4.6; version=4.60; version=4.61; version=4.62; version=4.63; version=4.64; version=4.65; version=4.66; version=4.67; version=4.68; version=4.69; version=4.7; version=4.70; version=4.71; version=4.72; version=4.73; version=4.74; version=4.75; version=4.76; version=4.77; version=4.78; version=4.79; version=4.8; version=4.80; version=4.81; version=4.82; version=4.83; version=4.84; version=4.85; version=4.86.0; version=4.9

Published CVSS scores

5.3VulDB CNACVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
6.3VulDB CNACVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
6.3VulDB CNACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
7.5VulDB CNAAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-707Improper Neutralization
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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