CVE-2026-48731 Warp: Linux external editor command injection
Attackers can execute arbitrary shell commands by tricking users into opening malicious file paths in Warp's Linux external editor.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-48731?
CVE-2026-48731 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in warpdotdev warp, published on 24 Jun 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
Warp is an agentic development environment. From 0.2024.02.20.08.01.stable_01 until 0.2026.05.06.15.42.stable_01, Warp contains a command injection issue in the Linux external editor launcher. Warp expanded freedesktop .desktop Exec templates for affected editor integrations and executed the expanded command through a shell. A user who opens an attacker-controlled local file path through an affected external editor or system-default editor route can cause shell syntax embedded in that path to execute as the local user. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.2026.05.06.15.42.stable_01.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-48731?
How do I fix CVE-2026-48731?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-48731 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2026-48731 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-48731 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7xgc-mhc8-g7wc.