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CVE-2017-17831
GitHub Git LFS before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an ssh URL with an initial dash character in the…
High8.8EPSS 3.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
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- mitre
Description
GitHub Git LFS before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an ssh URL with an initial dash character in the hostname, located on a "url =" line in a .lfsconfig file within a repository.
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)
- 3.7% · top 10% of all CVEs (4 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.
- Gogithub.com/git-lfs/git-lfsGHSA-w4xh-w33p-4v29 (opens in a new tab)
References (5)
- https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/releases/tag/v2.1.1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://blog.recurity-labs.com/2017-08-10/scm-vulns (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 102926 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/pull/2242 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://confluence.atlassian.com/sourcetreekb/sourcetree-security-advisory-2018-01-24-942834324.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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-w4xh-w33p-4v29 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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