VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-17831

GitHub Git LFS before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an ssh URL with an initial dash character in the hostname, located on a "url =" line in a .lfsconfig file within a repository.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 3.68%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.68%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 3.68% probability · 90th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-20
Affected: git large file storage project/git large file storage
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 3.7% 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

http://blog.recurity-labs.com/2017-08-10/scm-vulnsExploit, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102926Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://confluence.atlassian.com/sourcetreekb/sourcetree-security-advisory-2018-01-24-942834324.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/pull/2242Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/releases/tag/v2.1.1Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
http://blog.recurity-labs.com/2017-08-10/scm-vulnsExploit, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102926Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://confluence.atlassian.com/sourcetreekb/sourcetree-security-advisory-2018-01-24-942834324.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/pull/2242Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/releases/tag/v2.1.1Release Notes, Third Party Advisory

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