{"id":"CVE-2019-19604","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-19604","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T22:23:56.907Z","title":"Arbitrary command execution is possible in Git before 2.20.2, 2.21.x before 2.21.1, 2.22.x before 2.22.2, 2.23.x before 2.23.1, and 2.24.x before 2.24.1 because a \"git submodule update\" operation can run commands found in the .gitmodules file of a…","description":"Arbitrary command execution is possible in Git before 2.20.2, 2.21.x before 2.21.1, 2.22.x before 2.22.2, 2.23.x before 2.23.1, and 2.24.x before 2.24.1 because a \"git submodule update\" operation can run commands found in the .gitmodules file of a malicious repository.","published":"2019-12-11T00:15:13.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:26:56.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-78","CWE-862"],"affected":["git-scm/git","debian/debian linux","fedoraproject/fedora","opensuse/leap"],"epss":{"score":0.03707,"percentile":0.89673,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.71%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00056.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/13/1","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-security/disclosures/blob/master/003_git_submodule/advisory.md","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HCYSSCA5ZTEP46SB4XRPSQGFV2L3NKMZ/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N6UGTEOXWIYSM5KDZL74QD2GK6YQNQCP/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqr21cqcn9.fsf%40gitster-ct.c.googlers.com/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git/git/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.24.1.txt","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-30","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4581","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00056.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/13/1","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-security/disclosures/blob/master/003_git_submodule/advisory.md","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HCYSSCA5ZTEP46SB4XRPSQGFV2L3NKMZ/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N6UGTEOXWIYSM5KDZL74QD2GK6YQNQCP/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqr21cqcn9.fsf%40gitster-ct.c.googlers.com/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/git/git/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.24.1.txt","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-30","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4581","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19604","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}