What is CVE-2024-6257?

CVE-2024-6257 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Shared Library, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2024-06-25.

How severe is CVE-2024-6257?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-6257 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Hashicorp Shared Library

CVE-2024-6257

HashiCorp’s go-getter library can be coerced into executing Git update on an existing maliciously modified Git Configuration, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.004 (60.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Hashicorp Shared Library — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-13-hashicorp-go-getter-vulnerable-to-code-ex…

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-6257?: CVE-2024-6257 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Shared Library, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2024-06-25.
How severe is CVE-2024-6257?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-6257 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.