OpenHands is Vulnerable to Command Injection through its Git Diff Handler

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-33718
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-03-27 01:16:19 UTC
Updated2026-04-10 15:23:47 UTC
DescriptionOpenHands is software for AI-driven development. Starting in version 1.5.0, a Command Injection vulnerability exists in the `get_git_diff()` method at `openhands/runtime/utils/git_handler.py:134`. The `path` parameter from the `/api/conversations/{conversation_id}/git/diff` API endpoint is passed unsanitized to a shell command, allowing authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands in the agent sandbox. The user is already allowed to instruct the agent to execute commands, but this bypasses the normal channels. Version 1.5.0 fixes the issue.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.9 CRITICAL from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.004330000 probability, percentile 0.627460000 (date 2026-04-15)

Problem Types: CWE-78 | CWE-78 CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.9CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.6HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
3.1CNADECLARED7.6HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openhands Openhands All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA OpenHands OpenHands affected < 1.5.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/pull/13051 [email protected] github.com Issue Tracking, Patch
docs.python.org/3/library/shlex.html [email protected] docs.python.org Technical Description
docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html [email protected] docs.python.org Technical Description
owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Command_Injection [email protected] owasp.org Technical Description
github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/security/advisories/GHSA-7h8w-hj9j-8rjw [email protected] github.com Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
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