CVE-2015-8969

CRITICAL EPSS 90.9%
Published Nov 3, 20169y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Nov 3, 2016 9y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

git-fastclone before 1.0.5 passes user modifiable strings directly to a shell command. An attacker can execute malicious commands by modifying the strings that are passed as arguments to "cd " and "git clone " commands in the library.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
90.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-77 Command Injection Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
squareupgit-fastclone* <1.0.5

References 3

  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81433
    Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • github.com https://github.com/square/git-fastclone/pull/5
    Vendor Advisory
  • hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/105190
    ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.