CVE-2026-59172

Joker linter executed project-local .jokerd/linter.* files during linting

Published Oct 28, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Joker is a small Clojure interpreter, linter and formatter written in Go. Prior to 1.8.2, `joker --lint <file>` walks upward from the linted file to locate a `.jokerd/` directory and executes matching `linter.*` files before linting. Those files contain executable Joker/Clojure code, so linting a file inside an untrusted repository can execute repository-supplied code with the linter user's privileges. Editor integrations and CI jobs that automatically lint checked-out source can trigger this behavior. The patch stops executing project-local linter customizations and loads executable customization only from the user's home directory. This issue is fixed in version 1.8.2.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-m835-3cm9-rggg Joker linter executed project-local .jokerd/linter.* files during linting
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Candid82
Candid82 joker
Vendors & Products Candid82
Candid82 joker
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Joker is a small Clojure interpreter, linter and formatter written in Go. Prior to 1.8.2, `joker --lint <file>` walks upward from the linted file to locate a `.jokerd/` directory and executes matching `linter.*` files before linting. Those files contain executable Joker/Clojure code, so linting a file inside an untrusted repository can execute repository-supplied code with the linter user's privileges. Editor integrations and CI jobs that automatically lint checked-out source can trigger this behavior. The patch stops executing project-local linter customizations and loads executable customization only from the user's home directory. This issue is fixed in version 1.8.2.
Title Joker linter executed project-local .jokerd/linter.* files during linting
Weaknesses CWE-829
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 28, 2026, 4:07 PM
Reserved
Jul 2, 2026, 4:50 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 28, 2026, 2:17 PM
Modified
Oct 28, 2026, 4:17 PM