Vulnerability · CVE-2026-30307
Roo Code's command auto-approval module contains a critical OS command injection vulnerability that renders its whitelist security mechanism completely ineffective.
Published Mar 30, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · roo code
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-30307. EPSS is 2.16%. Act only if a listed version of roo code is installed.
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- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Critical9.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 2.16%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe roocode/roo code
Roo Code's command auto-approval module contains a critical OS command injection vulnerability that renders its whitelist security mechanism completely ineffective. The system relies on fragile regular expressions to parse command structures; while it attempts to intercept dangerous operations, it fails to account for standard Shell command substitution Roo Code (specifically$(...)and backticks ...). An attacker can construct a command such as git log --grep="$(malicious_command)", forcing Syntx to misidentify it as a safe git operation and automatically approve it. The underlying Shell prioritizes the execution of the malicious code injected within the arguments, resulting in Remote Code Execution without any user interaction.
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- cpe roocode/roo codeversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-30307
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
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Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-30307. EPSS is 2.16%. Act only if a listed version of roo code is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-94: Code Injection. EPSS 2.16%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 30, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Roo Code's command auto-approval module contains a critical OS command injection vulnerability that renders its whitelist security mechanism completely ineffective. The system relies on fragile regular expressions to parse command structures; while it attempts to intercept dangerous operations, it fails to account for standard Shell command substitution Roo Code (specifically$(...)and backticks ..
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Roo Code's command auto-approval module contains a critical OS command injection vulnerability that renders its whitelist security mechanism completely ineffective. The system relies on fragile regular expressions to parse command structures; while it attempts to intercept dangerous operations, it fails to account for standard Shell command substitution Roo Code (specifically$(...)and backticks ..
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-30307
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-30307
30-day exploitation probability 2.2%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-30307
Roo Code's command auto-approval module contains a critical OS command injection vulnerability that renders its whitelist security mechanism completely ineffective. The system relies on fragile regular expressions to parse command structures; while it attempts to intercept danger
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.