CVE-2026-76072

What it is

The Continue CLI applies an incomplete denylist as its only barrier to destructive shell commands when running unattended. In headless mode and auto mode the default policy in extensions/cli/src/permissions/defaultPolicies.ts grants the Bash tool the allow permission, and permissionChecker.ts hard-blocks a command only when the terminal-security evaluator returns a disabled verdict, so isCriticalCommand in packages/terminal-security/src/evaluateTerminalCommandSecurity.ts is the sole control. Its dangerous-path test matches only /, /*, ~, ~/*, /usr, /etc, /bin and /sbin and their prefixes, so a recursive forced removal of /home, /root, /var, /opt or /srv is not disabled. The command line is parsed with shell-quote, which reduces $HOME to an empty token, so rm -rf $HOME also fails the dangerous-path test while the shell re-expands the variable when the command is spawned. find with -delete is rated high risk rather than disabled, and shred, wipefs, truncate and pkexec are not handled. Because the agent autonomously reads content it does not control, including fetched web pages, repository files and issue text, an indirect prompt injection in that content can cause an unattended run to destroy the invoking user's data.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data tampering, service disruption.

Exploit odds

0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2026-08-24 18:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-10-12 15:10 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published

2026-08-24 18:17 UTC

Last modified

2026-10-12 15:10 UTC

Exploit probability

0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-184

Record status

Deferred

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 8.3

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

High

Attack requirements

Present

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High