git-shell in git before 2.4.12, 2.5.x before 2.5.6, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.5, 2.9.x before 2.9.4, 2.10.x b
git-shell in git before 2.4.12, 2.5.x before 2.5.6, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.5, 2.9.x before 2.9.4, 2.10.x before 2.10.3, 2.11.x before 2.11.2, and 2.12.x before 2.12.3 might allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a repository name that starts with a - (dash) character.
- Published
- Jun 1, 2017
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 12.4% · 96th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
39
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 4 / 30 · 12.4%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| git | git-shell | cpe:2.3:a:git:git-shell |
| opensuse | leap | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| canonical | ubuntu linux | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux |
| fedoraproject | fedora | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- canonical ubuntu linux14.04
- canonical ubuntu linux16.04
- canonical ubuntu linux16.10
- canonical ubuntu linux17.04
- debian debian linux8.0
- fedoraproject fedora24
- fedoraproject fedora25
- fedoraproject fedora26
- git git-shellall versions
- opensuse leap42.1
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.3 | git | before 2.6.7-r0 | 2.6.7-r0 |
| Debian:12 | git | before 1:2.11.0-3 | 1:2.11.0-3 |
| Debian:7 | git | before 1:1.7.10.4-1+wheezy4 | 1:1.7.10.4-1+wheezy4 |
| Debian:8 | git | before 1:2.1.4-2.1+deb8u3 | 1:2.1.4-2.1+deb8u3 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | git | before 2.33.0-1.3 | 2.33.0-1.3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | emacs-git | before 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | emacs-git-el | before 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | git | before 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | git-all | before 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | git-bzr | before 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | git-cvs | before 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | git-daemon | before 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | git-debuginfo | before 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | git-email | before 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | git-gui | before 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | git-hg | before 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | git-p4 | before 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | git-svn | before 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | gitk | before 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | gitweb | before 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | perl-Git | before 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | perl-Git-SVN | before 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 |
| Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:2::el6 | rh-git29-emacs-git | before 0:2.9.3-3.el6 | 0:2.9.3-3.el6 |
| Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:2::el6 | rh-git29-emacs-git-el | before 0:2.9.3-3.el6 | 0:2.9.3-3.el6 |
+32
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| alpine:git | 2.6.7-r0 · Alpine:v3.3 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:git | 1:2.11.0-3 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:git | 2.33.0-1.3 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:emacs-git | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:emacs-git-el | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:git | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:git-all | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:git-bzr | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:git-cvs | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:git-daemon | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:git-debuginfo | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:git-email | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:git-gui | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:git-hg | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:git-p4 | 0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:git | 2.12.3-26.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2025-04-27 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+2886 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+3408 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-05/msg00090.html
- public-inbox.org/git/xmqq8tm5ziat.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3848
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98409
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038479
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2004
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2491
- insinuator.net/2017/05/git-shell-bypass-by-abusing-less-cve-2017-8386/
- kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git/+/3ec804490a265f4c418a321428c12f3f18b7eff5
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3ISHYFLM2ACYHHY3JHCLF75X7UF4ZMDM/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DPYRN7APMHY4ZFDPAKD22J5R4QJFY2JP/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FDS3LSJJ3YGGQYIVPKQDVOCXWDSF6JGF/
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-04
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.