Vulnerability record
CVE-2026-129128
The short answer
CVE-2026-129128 affects aaif-goose goose and is rated high (CVSS 8.4). It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
What it is
Goose CLI 1.35.0 before 1.53.0 contains a local code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to run commands by setting diff.external in a repository's .git/config. Attackers can ship a crafted repository that, when the victim runs goose review, executes git diff without --no-ext-diff, running commands as the user and exposing credentials and provider API keys.
Weakness: CWE-78.
Severity
8.4 high
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Not listed
CISA lists confirmed exploitation only
EPSS, next 30 days
No score
FIRST scores CVEs within a day of publication
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Affected products
goose. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- github.com/aaif-goose/goose
- github.com/aaif-goose/goose/blob/302b60806639ea9f0ae8f053f49f8bf0e88b26f4/crates/goose-cli/src/commands/review/handler.rs#L400
- github.com/aaif-goose/goose/commit/3fbea00fd44f6496ee4afe2b8b2897c3c95d63e9
- github.com/aaif-goose/goose/issues/12960
- github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/12537
- github.com/aaif-goose/goose/pull/13469
- github.com/aaif-goose/goose/releases/tag/v1.53.0
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/goose-cli-1.35.0-before-1.53.0-command-execution-via-goose-review-diff-external
Questions
Is CVE-2026-129128 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 2026-11-13.
How do I fix CVE-2026-129128?
Follow the vendor advisory in the references below. NVD lists the affected versions under its configurations.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Deferred. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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