---
id: "CVE-2026-123717"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-123717"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-123717"]
title: "Eclipse Otterdog: OS command injection via credential provider references"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "otterdog", "fixed": ["1.8.0"], "affected": "<= 1.7.1", "ecosystem": "pip"}]
ecosystems: []
tags: ["bitwarden", "github-organizations", "otterdog", "package", "pass", "python"]
not_affected_if: ["config-editing-restricted", "no-pass-or-bitwarden-provider"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T12:17:17+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T12:21:53+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T12:24:59+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123717", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T12:21:53+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": null, "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T12:24:59+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Eclipse Otterdog: OS command injection via credential provider references

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-123717 (this .md is for agents)

Eclipse Otterdog through 1.7.1 passes crafted pass or bitwarden secret references into a shell command when otterdog apply runs. A user who can edit an organization configuration can run arbitrary commands as the operator and reach their credential vault.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- pip:otterdog affected <= 1.7.1 fixed 1.8.0

## How to check

- Run `otterdog --version` or `pip show otterdog`; 1.7.1 and earlier are affected, 1.8.0 is patched
- Only matters if the pass or bw CLI is installed and usable (pass ls / bw unlock --check succeed) and the pass or bitwarden provider is configured; the advisory says nothing runs otherwise
- Review the shared org config repository (.jsonnet) for secret values like `pass:...` or `bitwarden:...@...` with shell characters added via pull requests, and check otterdog.json credentials (item_id, api_token keys) for the same

## Fix

Upgrade otterdog to 1.8.0 (pip install -U 'otterdog>=1.8.0'). 1.8.0 runs the pass and bitwarden CLIs without a shell. Breaking: $VARIABLE, ~ or globbing in a bitwarden item id or pass key is no longer expanded; resolve it beforehand or use the env provider.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T12:21:53+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123717
- 2026-11-10T12:24:59+00:00 analyst — Read GHSA-886p-g538-rcmp and v1.8.0 release notes: fixed in 1.8.0 (shell-free CLI invocation). No exploitation or mitigations stated; PoC is in the advisory itself. Advisory says 1.8.0 'planned' but release is published 2026-11-10.

## Documents

- [advisory] Vendor advisory: github.com https://github.com/eclipse-csi/otterdog/security/advisories/GHSA-886p-g538-rcmp
- [fix] Release notes: github.com https://github.com/eclipse-csi/otterdog/releases/tag/v1.8.0

## From the sources

OS command injection in the pass and bitwarden credential providers in Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Otterdog through 1.7.1 allows a user able to modify an organization configuration to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the operator running otterdog, including access to their credential vault, via a crafted secret reference (pass:<path> or bitwarden:<item>@<field>) or credential identifier that is resolved when otterdog apply is run.

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