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CVE-2016-3068
Mercurial before 3.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted git ext:: URL when cloning a subrepository.
High8.8EPSS 5.4%
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- redhat
Description
Mercurial before 3.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted git ext:: URL when cloning a subrepository.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.4% · top 7.3% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPImercurialGHSA-j7c2-rqm3-c97m (opens in a new tab)
References (14)
- FEDORA-2016-79604dde9f (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- GLSA-201612-19 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- DSA-3542 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://selenic.com/repo/hg-stable/rev/34d43cb85de8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:0706 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_3.7.3_.282016-3-29.29 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1011 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 85733 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-b7f1f8e3bf (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1073 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-j7c2-rqm3-c97m (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .