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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-1000451

The fs-git version 1.0.1 module relies on child_process.exec, however, the buildCommand method used to construct exec strings does not properly sanitize data and is vulnerable to command injection across all methods that use it and call exec.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.76%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.76%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

fs-git is a file system like api for git repository. The fs-git version 1.0.1 module relies on child_process.exec, however, the buildCommand method used to construct exec strings does not properly sanitize data and is vulnerable to command injection across all methods that use it and call exec.

CVSS 3.0
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.76% probability · 55th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
fs-git project/fs-git
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 0.76%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 0.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.