Vulnerability in Git-Scm Git
CVE-2018-19486
Git before 2.19.2 on Linux and UNIX executes commands from the current working directory (as if '.' were at the end of $PATH) in certain cases involving the run_command() API and run-command.c, because there was a dangerous change from execvp to execv during 2017.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.041 (90.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Git-Scm Git
- Linux Kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 18.04, 18.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git/commit/ (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106020 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git/tree/Documentation/RelNotes/2.19.2.txt (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1042166 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3800 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3829-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-13 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-19486?
- CVE-2018-19486 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Git-Scm Git, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-11-23.
- How severe is CVE-2018-19486?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-19486 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.