CVE-2026-28292
`simple-git`, an interface for running git commands in any node.js application, has an issue in versions 3.15.0 through 3.32.2 that allows an attacker to bypass two prior CVE fixes (CVE-2022-25860 and CVE-2022-25912) and achieve full remote code…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
`simple-git`, an interface for running git commands in any node.js application, has an issue in versions 3.15.0 through 3.32.2 that allows an attacker to bypass two prior CVE fixes (CVE-2022-25860 and CVE-2022-25912) and achieve full remote code execution on the host machine. Version 3.23.0 contains an updated fix for the vulnerability.
- 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
- 1.30% probability · 69th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78, CWE-178, CWE-76
- Affected
- simple-git project/simple-git
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/commit/f7042088aa2dac59e3c49a84d7a2f4b26048a257Patch
- https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/security/advisories/GHSA-r275-fr43-pm7q
- https://www.codeant.ai/security-research/security-research-simple-git-remote-code-execution-cve-2026-28292Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-28292
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2446162
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-28292.json
- https://www.codeant.ai/security-research/simple-git-remote-code-execution-cve-2026-28292
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.