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CVE-2026-109437 (GCVE-0-2026-109437)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-10-19 18:22 – Updated: 2026-10-23 13:28 X_Open Source
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Cognition < 0.13.0 Unauthenticated RCE via Local Shell Backend
Summary
Cognition before 0.13.0 contains an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability due to defaulting its agent sandbox backend to local execution and shipping no authentication on its REST/SSE API. Attackers can create a session via POST /sessions and post a message via POST /sessions/{id}/messages without credentials, causing the Deep Agents ReAct loop to run attacker-directed shell commands through the local shell backend, resulting in remote code execution as the server process.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-20 16:03 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.lasso.security/vulnerability-database… | technical-descriptionexploit |
| https://github.com/CognicellAI/Cognition/releases… | release-notespatch |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cognition-un… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CognicellAI | Cognition |
Affected:
0 , < 0.13.0
(semver)
|
Date Public
2026-07-27 00:00
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CVE-2026-109437 (GCVE-0-2026-109437)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-19 18:22 – Updated: 2026-10-23 13:28 X_Open Source
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Cognition < 0.13.0 Unauthenticated RCE via Local Shell Backend
Summary
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Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-20 16:03 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
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| https://github.com/CognicellAI/Cognition/releases… | release-notespatch |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cognition-un… | third-party-advisory |
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Affected:
0 , < 0.13.0
(semver)
|
Date Public
2026-07-27 00:00
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