agent-coderag: Gradle Wrapper Execution During Dependency Discovery Enables Arbitrary Code Execution

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

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

EPSS

• CVE-2026-57586: 0.21% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 11.72 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

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Gradle Wrapper Execution During Dependency Discovery Enables Arbitrary Code Execution Summary agent-coderag unconditionally executes a repository-controlled gradlew script during its default sync dependency-discovery flow. An attacker who can induce a victim to index a malicious Gradle repository (one containing build.gradle and a crafted gradlew) achieves arbitrary code execution with the victim's OS privileges. No authentication, no extra flags, and no elevated permissions are required; the attack fires on the default agent-coderag sync <path invocation. Details The vulnerability exists across a four-step call chain in the sync command: 1. Entry point — coderag/entry/cli.py:70 syncdependencies() is called unconditionally before indexing. There is no opt-in flag; any agent-coderag sync invocation triggers dependency discovery. 2. Gradle project detection — coderag/core/manager.py:40-47 The presence of a build.gradle or build.gradle.kts file in the target directory is sufficient to…

Published by the source

19 Jun 2026, 15:01 UTC

Last modified by the source

16 Sep 2026, 03:56 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 13:46 UTC

1. Revision 2 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-wg5p-8h9p-3mr7

2. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-wg5p-8h9p-3mr7

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-57586

Advisory: agent-coderag: Gradle Wrapper Execution During Dependency Discovery Enables Arbitrary Code Execution
IDs: CVE-2026-57586, GHSA-wg5p-8h9p-3mr7
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-57586 (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 13:46 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.6)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: agent-coderag 1.3.1. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- PyPI agent-coderag: affected <= 1.3.0; fixed in 1.3.1

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `python -m pip show agent-coderag`: prints the installed version. Run with the environment that serves production active.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on agent-coderag.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-wg5p-8h9p-3mr7 (OSV record GHSA-wg5p-8h9p-3mr7 lists affected ranges: PyPI agent-coderag >=0 <1.3.1 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wg5p-8h9p-3mr7 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-wg5p-8h9p-3mr7 lists affected ranges: PyPI agent-coderag >=0 <=1.3.0)

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