ggit is vulnerable to Command Injection via the fetchTags(branch) API

published 2024-10-08 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-62cx-5xj4-wfm4 , EUVD-2024-2956

cvss: 7.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.3%; EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 70%
public exploits: 0; none known

All versions of the package ggit are vulnerable to Command Injection via the fetchTags(branch) API, which allows user input to specify the branch to be fetched and then concatenates this string along with a git command which is then passed to the unsafe exec() Node.js child process API.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-10-08)

Exploit prediction

1.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P
CNA	3.1	7.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
GitHub	3.1	7.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
npm	ggit	<=2.4.12	no fix listed

Affected products

n/a ggit
bahmutov ggit

Classification

Weakness

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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Summary