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Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-25063 affects gradle-completion for Bash. A malicious Gradle project can cause commands to run when a developer merely uses tab completion, before running any Gradle task. This mainly threatens developer workstations that install Bash completion and open untrusted or compromised Gradle projects.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for developer endpoints handling third-party code. This is not a typical internet-exposed server issue, but it can compromise workstations through routine developer behavior. Treat as high priority for engineering environments and code-review workflows.
Technical view
gradle-completion before 9.3.1 insufficiently sanitizes Gradle task names and descriptions used by Bash completion output. Crafted build metadata can trigger command injection during completion rendering. The advisory states Zsh completion is not affected. CVSS v4.0 is 8.3 high, with local attack vector and active user interaction required.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on Linux or macOS developer systems using Bash with gradle-completion loaded. Risk rises for teams cloning external Gradle repositories or reviewing untrusted pull requests. Systems using Zsh completion are not affected according to the advisory.
Exploitation context
No active exploitation is stated in the provided sources, and the CVE is not marked KEV. Exploitation requires a malicious Gradle build file and a user triggering Bash tab completion in that project. It does not require the user to explicitly execute a Gradle task.
Researcher notes
The root issue is Bash completion rendering unsanitized Gradle task names or descriptions. Sources identify CWE-78 and CWE-157. Public sources provide a patch commit and vendor advisory, but no evidence of exploitation in the wild was provided.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade gradle-completion to version 9.3.1 or later.
- Temporarily remove gradle-completion from .bashrc or .bash_profile.
- Warn developers not to use Bash completion in untrusted Gradle projects.
- Check vendor guidance for any environment-specific updates.
Validation and detection
- Inventory developer machines for gradle-completion versions below 9.3.1.
- Review Bash startup files for gradle-completion loading.
- Confirm affected users use Bash, not only Zsh completion.
- Verify upgraded systems report gradle-completion 9.3.1 or later.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.3 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N——Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
8.3HighVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/gradle/gradle-completion/security/advisories/GHSA-qggc-44r3-cjgvCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/gradle/gradle-completion/commit/ecacc32bb882210e5d37cd79a74de1af0d0ccad7CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-25063-detection-script-command-injection-vulnerability-in-bash-completion-componentCVE reference
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-25063-mitigation-script-command-injection-vulnerability-in-bash-completion-componentCVE reference
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CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.
Failure to Sanitize Paired Delimiters
Failure to Sanitize Paired Delimiters represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.
