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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2024-51990 json

Path traversal via crafted Git repositories in jj

published 2024-11-07 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-88h5-6w7m-5w56 , EUVD-2024-3221

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, GitHub
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

jj, or Jujutsu, is a Git-compatible VCS written in rust. In affected versions specially crafted Git repositories can cause `jj` to write files outside the clone. This issue has been addressed in version 0.23.0. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid cloning repos from unknown sources.

Patch / fix

  • crates.io jj-lib 0.23.0
  • martinvonz jj 0.23.0
  • jujutsu openSUSE Tumbleweed 0.23.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14485-1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 9.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA 4.0 9.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
GitHub 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
crates.io jj-lib
<0.23.0
0.23.0

Affected products

  • martinvonz jj

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.