GHSA-v6w3-vcjx-mwhx

GHSA-v6w3-vcjx-mwhx PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022

In Git before 2.13.7, 2.14.x before 2.14.4, 2.15.x before 2.15.2, 2.16.x before 2.16.4, and 2.17.x before 2.17.1, remote code execution can occur. With a crafted .gitmodules file, a malicious project can execute an arbitrary script on a machine that runs "git clone --recurse-submodules" because submodule "names" are obtained from this file, and then appended to $GIT_DIR/modules, leading to directory traversal with "../" in a name. Finally, post-checkout hooks from a submodule are executed, bypassing the intended design in which hooks are not obtained from a remote server.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

7.800000190734863

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Timeline

May 13, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (3 in total, the first dated here)
Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory (5 in total, the first dated here)

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