CVE-2026-66065

Ouroboros: Untrusted project .env can still reach RCE via omitted execution-routing keys (Incomplete fix of CVE-2026-47211)

State
Published
Severity
8.4 High
Published
Aug 3, 2026
Updated
Aug 5, 2026
Reserved
Jul 23, 2026

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Description

Ouroboros is a local-first runtime for AI coding agents that records their actions and applies user-defined policies to constrain behavior. Versions prior to 0.42.1 have an incomplete denylist. Several execution-routing keys of the same RCE class were omitted, so a malicious cloned repo can still reach arbitrary command execution by shipping a .env (auto-loaded at import, with no review step). The CVE-2026-47211 fix added _UNTRUSTED_ENV_DENYLIST to stop an untrusted project-directory .env from redirecting execution, but it did not account for all keys. The backend config-home and MCP/plugin roots bypass the approval gate by pointing the nested agent, MCP servers, and plugin roster at attacker config. Other variables re-enable blocked local transports, replace sub-agent prompts, switch backends, and lower tool approval classes, further weakening the approval gate. This issue has been fixed in version 0.42.1.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.08.4 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-15 External Control of System or Configuration Setting
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
ouroborosQ00
  • < 0.42.1Affected

References

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