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Such a URL could be placed in the .gitmodules file of a malicious project, and an unsuspecting victim could be tricked into running \"git clone --recurse-submodules\" to trigger the vulnerability.","published":"2017-10-05T01:29:05.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:58:46.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-601"],"affected":["git-scm/git"],"epss":{"score":0.77823,"percentile":0.99567,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.75793,"percentile":0.99512},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.77823,"percentile":0.99547}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2017-08-31","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":42599,"kind":"exploit","title":"Git < 2.7.5 - Command Injection (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42599","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/python/remote/42599.rb","file":"exploits/python/remote/42599.rb","published":"2017-08-31","added":"2017-08-31","updated":"2017-09-01","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"python","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2017-1000117"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/202c936868328a4fe665c9d2ea82b8f8a2610b6e/modules/exploits/multi/http/git_submodule_command_exec.rb"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 77.8%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. 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