VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-29417
gitjacker before 0.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .git directory because of directory traversal.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.77%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.77%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
gitjacker before 0.1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .git directory because of directory traversal.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.77% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- gitjacker project/gitjacker
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.8% since 26 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
- https://github.com/liamg/gitjacker/compare/v0.0.3...v0.1.0Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/liamg/gitjacker/releases/tag/v0.1.0Third Party Advisory
- https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/5Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/liamg/gitjacker/compare/v0.0.3...v0.1.0Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/liamg/gitjacker/releases/tag/v0.1.0Third Party Advisory
- https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/5Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.