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CVE-2019-1387
An issue was found in Git before v2.24.1, v2.23.1, v2.22.2, v2.21.1, v2.20.2, v2.19.3, v2.18.2, v2.17.3, v2.16.6, v2.15.4, and v2.14.6.…
High8.8EPSS 4.4%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
An issue was found in Git before v2.24.1, v2.23.1, v2.22.2, v2.21.1, v2.20.2, v2.19.3, v2.18.2, v2.17.3, v2.16.6, v2.15.4, and v2.14.6. Recursive clones are currently affected by a vulnerability that is caused by too-lax validation of submodule names, allowing very targeted attacks via remote code execution in recursive clones.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.4% · top 8.6% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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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
- Remote Code Execution
Affected products
- affected Before v2.24.1
- affected Before v2.23.1
- affected Before v2.22.2
- affected Before v2.21.1
- affected Before v2.20.2
- affected Before v2.19.3
- affected Before v2.18.2
- affected Before v2.17.3
- affected Before v2.16.6
- affected Before v2.15.4
- affected Before v2.14.6
References (14)
- https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqr21cqcn9.fsf%40gitster-ct.c.googlers.com/T/#u (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- RHSA-2019:4356 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- RHSA-2020:0002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- FEDORA-2019-1cec196e20 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- RHSA-2020:0124 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200123 [SECURITY] [DLA 2059-1] git security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- https://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqr21cqcn9.fsf%40gitster-ct.c.googlers.com/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0123 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- RHSA-2020:0228 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- GLSA-202003-30 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- GLSA-202003-42 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0598 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20240626 [SECURITY] [DLA 3844-1] git security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00009.html (opens in a new tab)
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 Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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