CVE-2026-100369
Published:September 25, 2026
Updated:October 09, 2026
CliInvoke and its formerly named "AlastairLundy.CliInvoke" package are .NET libraries for invoking command-line programs and wrapping executable processes. "CliInvoke" versions 2.0.0 through 2.8.4, 2.9.0 through 2.9.3, 2.10.0 through 2.10.4, and 3.0.0-alpha.1 through 3.0.0-beta.1, as well as "AlastairLundy.CliInvoke" versions 2.0.0-alpha.1 through 2.0.0, contain an argument-injection vulnerability in "RunnerProcessFactory" on the 2.x line and "RunnerConfigurationFactory" on the 3.x line. These factories combine runner arguments, a caller-controlled target, and caller-controlled arguments into one "ProcessStartInfo.Arguments" string, allowing a double quote in the target or an argument to terminate an operating-system-level quoted region and inject unintended elements into the runner’s argument vector, potentially resulting in arbitrary command execution when a shell runner is used. The vulnerability is patched in "CliInvoke" versions 2.8.5, 2.9.4, 2.10.5, and 3.0.0-beta.2, and in "AlastairLundy.CliInvoke" version 2.0.2. No complete workaround is available; users unable to upgrade can partially mitigate the issue by removing double quotes from targets and arguments, additionally removing shell metacharacters when using shell runners, or bypassing the vulnerable factory and constructing a "ProcessConfiguration" with an explicit "ArgumentList".
Affected Packages
cliinvoke (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=2.0.0 <2.8.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.8.5cliinvoke (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=2.10.1 <2.10.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.10.5cliinvoke (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=2.9.0 <2.9.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.9.4alastairlundy.cliinvoke (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=2.0.0-alpha.1 <2.0.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.0.2cliinvoke (NUGET):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.0-alpha.1 <3.0.0-beta.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.0.0-beta.2Related Resources (8)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.6
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.36