Command execution via inherited Git fsmonitor configuration
Published Aug 10, 2026 · Updated Aug 10, 2026
Code injection in Agentic AI Foundation Goose before 1.44.0 allows local users to execute commands through a malicious repository. The review handler's git_command function passes attacker-controlled core.fsmonitor configuration to Git while collecting diffs, causing an index refresh to invoke the configured command. Exploitation requires a user to run goose review in the repository; the command then runs unsandboxed with that user's environment and file privileges.
Summary
What happened
Code injection in Agentic AI Foundation Goose before 1.44.0 allows local users to execute commands through a malicious repository. The review handler's git_command function passes attacker-controlled core.fsmonitor configuration to Git while collecting diffs, causing an index refresh to invoke the configured command. Exploitation requires a user to run goose review in the repository; the command then runs unsandboxed with that user's environment and file privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-72718
- Published
- Aug 10, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 10, 2026
- Vendor
- Agentic AI Foundation
- Product
- Goose
- Classifications
- CWE-94, T1204.002
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 10, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 1.44.0
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Public exploit references
- Malicious repository fsmonitor proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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