Auto-Approve Bypass Vulnerability in Roo-Code by 7rah
CVE-2026-82537

7.7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Roocodeinc

Status
Roo-code
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 September 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2026-82537?

Roo-Code prior to version 3.54.0 contains a vulnerability that enables attackers to bypass the auto-approve mechanism, facilitating unauthorized execution of shell commands. By exploiting a word-boundary mismatch in comment processing between the approval gate's shell parser and bash, attackers can craft command strings that combine allowed words with blocked commands. This manipulation allows the malicious command to pass through the approval gate while being executed with elevated privileges on the developer's machine. Consequently, this poses a significant security risk, necessitating prompt updates to safeguard against potential exploitation.

Affected Version(s)

Roo-Code 0 <= 3.54.0

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2026-82537 - Proof of Concept

References

https://github.com/7rah/oss-cve/blob/main/roocode-group06...
technical-descriptionexploit
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/roo-code-auto-approv...
third-party-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
7.7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
Physical
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
Unknown

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Minqiang Gui
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