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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2026-28292 json

simple-git has blockUnsafeOperationsPlugin bypass via case-insensitive protocol.allow config key that enables RCE

published 2026-03-10 8 mo ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also EUVD-2026-10790 , GHSA-r275-fr43-pm7q

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

`simple-git`, an interface for running git commands in any node.js application, has an issue in versions 3.15.0 through 3.32.2 that allows an attacker to bypass two prior CVE fixes (CVE-2022-25860 and CVE-2022-25912) and achieve full remote code execution on the host machine. Version 3.23.0 contains an updated fix for the vulnerability.

Patch / fix

  • npm simple-git 3.32.3
  • simple-git_project simple-git 3.32.3
  • heroic-games-launcher openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.20.1-3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:10327-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-28292 updated cvss 8.8

simple-git: simple-git: Remote Code Execution via bypass of prior security fixes

  • Red Hat Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift openshift-logging/kibana6-rhel8, openshift-logging/elasticsearch6-rhel9, openshift-logging/logging-curator5-rhel9, openshift-logging/elasticsearch-proxy-rhel9, openshift-logging/elasticsearch-rhel9-operator, openshift-logging/elasticsearch-operator-bundle
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 grafana, grafana-loki, grafana-mssql, grafana-mysql, grafana-selinux, grafana-graphite, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 grafana, grafana-selinux
    not affected: vulnerable code not in execute path
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 org.keycloak-keycloak-parent Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack org.keycloak-keycloak-parent Red Hat Process Automation 7 org.kie-process-migration-service
    not affected: component not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
6 mo ago

Exploit prediction

1.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • codeant.ai https://www.codeant.ai/security-research/simple-git-remote-code-execution-cve-2026-28292 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • codeant.ai https://www.codeant.ai/security-research/security-research-simple-git-remote-code-execution-cve-2026-28292 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADP 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm simple-git
>=3.15.0, <3.32.3
3.32.3

Affected products

  • steveukx simple-git
  • Red Hat Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
  • Red Hat Red Hat Process Automation 7

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
  • CWE-178 Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity
  • CWE-76 Improper Neutralization of Equivalent Special Elements

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.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.