CVE-2026-110634
git-diff before 2.0.7 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute shell commands by supplying crafted strings to the gitDiff API.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
git-diff before 2.0.7 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute shell commands by supplying crafted strings to the gitDiff API. Attackers who control a diffed document string can embed $(cmd) or backtick substitutions that shelljs.exec evaluates, running commands with Node.js process privileges.
- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 2.35% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS moved from 2.3% on 15 October 2026 to 2.3% on 26 October 2026.
References
- https://github.com/danday74/git-diff
- https://github.com/danday74/git-diff/blob/a85a649badc4c6bba991e87e82382b7d3cdd6634/js/gitDiffReal/generateDiff/index.js#L26-L30
- https://github.com/danday74/git-diff/commit/bfd727b6cf1daa671c3528d1d681f55b70e8fb19
- https://github.com/danday74/git-diff/pull/16
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/git-diff-before-2.0.7-os-command-injection-via-gitdiff-input-strings
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.