CVE-2017-8386
git-shell in git before 2.4.12, 2.5.x before 2.5.6, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.5, 2.9.x before 2.9.4, 2.10.x before 2.10.3, 2.11.x before 2.11.2, and 2.12.x before 2.12.3 might allow remote authenticated users to gain…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.4%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
git-shell in git before 2.4.12, 2.5.x before 2.5.6, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.5, 2.9.x before 2.9.4, 2.10.x before 2.10.3, 2.11.x before 2.11.2, and 2.12.x before 2.12.3 might allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a repository name that starts with a - (dash) character.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 12.39% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- git/git-shell · opensuse/leap · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 10.3% on 21 September 2026 to 12.4% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-05/msg00090.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://public-inbox.org/git/xmqq8tm5ziat.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3848Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98409Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038479Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3287-1Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2004
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2491
- https://insinuator.net/2017/05/git-shell-bypass-by-abusing-less-cve-2017-8386/Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git/+/3ec804490a265f4c418a321428c12f3f18b7eff5Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3ISHYFLM2ACYHHY3JHCLF75X7UF4ZMDM/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DPYRN7APMHY4ZFDPAKD22J5R4QJFY2JP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FDS3LSJJ3YGGQYIVPKQDVOCXWDSF6JGF/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-04
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-05/msg00090.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://public-inbox.org/git/xmqq8tm5ziat.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3848Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98409Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038479Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3287-1Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2004
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2491
- https://insinuator.net/2017/05/git-shell-bypass-by-abusing-less-cve-2017-8386/Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git/+/3ec804490a265f4c418a321428c12f3f18b7eff5Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3ISHYFLM2ACYHHY3JHCLF75X7UF4ZMDM/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DPYRN7APMHY4ZFDPAKD22J5R4QJFY2JP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FDS3LSJJ3YGGQYIVPKQDVOCXWDSF6JGF/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-04
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.