CVE-2026-50187 PUBLISHED

Oh My Zsh: Arbitrary Code Execution in oh-my-zsh dotenv plugin via malicious .env files

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 03.06.2026 Published: 18.08.2026 Updated: 18.08.2026

Oh My Zsh is a community-driven framework for managing Zsh configuration. Prior to 2026-05-28, the dotenv plugin in plugins/dotenv/dotenv.plugin.zsh passes ZSH_DOTENV_FILE to source after a directory change into a folder containing a .env file, allowing syntactically valid shell commands in the file to execute with the current account's privileges, including without a prompt when ZSH_DOTENV_PROMPT=false or after the default prompt accepts an empty Enter response. This issue is fixed in versions released after 2026-05-28.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.8

Product Status

Vendor ohmyzsh
Product ohmyzsh
Versions
  • Version < 2026-05-28 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') CWE