VulnerabilitiesFive flaws let Roo Code auto-approve banned shell commands
Researchers say prompt injection can trick the coding agent's allowlist into running denied commands on a developer's machine without any prompt.
13 Oct 2026
Multiple command approval bypass vulnerabilities discovered in Roo Code through version 3.54.0 allow attackers to execute denied shell commands through indirect prompt injection by exploiting parsing flaws in the auto-approval mechanism. These include bypasses via redirect operators, quote masking, command substitution, glob patterns, and command position attacks.
Disclosed 13 October 2026 · Record updated 13 October 2026
Multiple command approval bypass vulnerabilities allow attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands on developer machines without user approval through indirect prompt injection techniques.
VulnerabilitiesResearchers say prompt injection can trick the coding agent's allowlist into running denied commands on a developer's machine without any prompt.
13 Oct 2026