CVE 8.6 HIGH

mise: Arbitrary command execution via task-include files in an untrusted, config-less repository_CVE-2026-55441

8.6 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

mise manages dev tools like node, python, cmake, and terraform. Prior to 2026.6.4, mise's trust feature gates config files (mise.toml, .tool-versions) through trust_check, but task-include files are loaded on a path that never reaches it. When a directory has a task-include dir (mise-tasks/, .mise/tasks/, …) but no config file, mise falls back to the default includes and renders each task's tera fields — and that tera environment has exec() registered. A {{ exec(command='…') }} in any rendered field runs arbitrary commands the moment the tasks are merely listed. There's no config file to gate on, so no trust prompt ever appears. Read-only commands trigger it: mise tasks, mise task ls, mise run, mise tasks --usage (the query shell completion runs on Tab). The victim only has to cd into a cloned repo and list or tab-complete a task. This vulnerability is fixed in 2026.6.4.

AI Analysis

Arbitrary command execution via task-include files in an untrusted, config-less repository

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-55441
Source GitHub_M
Published Jun 26, 2026 at 16:48
Modified Jun 26, 2026 at 18:41

Affected Product

Vendor jdx
Product mise
Version < 2026.6.4
Affected Versions jdx mise < 2026.6.4

CWE Classification

AI Assessment

AI Score 8.6 / 10
AI Severity High
Vendor jdx
Product mise
Version < 2026.6.4

References

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