# CVE-2026-0830: Command Injection in Kiro GitLab Merge Request Helper

> Attackers can execute arbitrary commands by tricking users into opening maliciously crafted workspaces in Kiro IDE.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 9 Jan 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7xjv-wf6r-872r

## What is CVE-2026-0830?

CVE-2026-0830 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in AWS Kiro IDE, published on 9 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official 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 the latest version.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-0830?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Amazon Kiro Ide.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-0830?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-0830 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-0830 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0830 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in AWS Kiro IDE

- [CVE-2026-10591](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-10591/): Kiro IDE Insufficient File Write Restrictions to Execution-Sensitive Paths (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2026-18656](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-18656/): Executable Resolution from Untrusted Project Directory in Kiro IDE on Windows (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2026-89332](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-89332/): Kiro IDE Sensitive Workspace Data Exfiltration via Agent-Written Workspace Configuration (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-0830 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-0830 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in AWS Kiro IDE, published on 9 Jan 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-0830 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: AWS Kiro IDE. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0830/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0830/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0830
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0830
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-0830

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0830/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.