CVE-2019-1387
Recursive clones are currently affected by a vulnerability that is caused by too-lax validation of submodule names, allowing very targeted attacks via remote code execution in recursive clones.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was found in Git before v2.24.1, v2.23.1, v2.22.2, v2.21.1, v2.20.2, v2.19.3, v2.18.2, v2.17.3, v2.16.6, v2.15.4, and v2.14.6. Recursive clones are currently affected by a vulnerability that is caused by too-lax validation of submodule names, allowing very targeted attacks via remote code execution in recursive clones.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.43% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- git-scm/git
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 4.4% 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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00056.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4356Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0002
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0124
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0228
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00019.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00018.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N6UGTEOXWIYSM5KDZL74QD2GK6YQNQCP/
- https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqr21cqcn9.fsf%40gitster-ct.c.googlers.com/T/#u
- https://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqr21cqcn9.fsf%40gitster-ct.c.googlers.com/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-30
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-42
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00056.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4356Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0002
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0124
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0228
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00019.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00018.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00009.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N6UGTEOXWIYSM5KDZL74QD2GK6YQNQCP/
- https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqr21cqcn9.fsf%40gitster-ct.c.googlers.com/T/#u
- https://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqr21cqcn9.fsf%40gitster-ct.c.googlers.com/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-30
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-42
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.