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Appaloosa Scout

Vulnerability · NVD

CVE-2018-17456

CRITICAL 9.8

Git before 2.14.5, 2.15.x before 2.15.3, 2.16.x before 2.16.5, 2.17.x before 2.17.2, 2.18.x before 2.18.1, and 2.19.x before 2.19.1 allows remote code execution during processing of a recursive "git clone" of a superproject if a .gitmodules file has a URL field beginning with a '-' character.

Attack vector : Network No privileges required No user interaction
Show raw CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS 97.36% exploit likely percentile 99.9%

Tracked apps referencing this CVE

For each app: the affected range, the fixing version, and where the tracked app stands today.

  • Git Windows winget:Git.Git
    Affected ≥2.19.0 <2.19.1 Fixed in 2.19.1 Latest tracked 2.55.0.3 patched

NVD references 11 distinct products for this CVE — only those tracked by Scout (mobile and desktop catalog apps) are listed above. Libraries, servers and out-of-scope products do not appear here. Full list on NVD ↗

Vulnerable CPE configurations (6)
Vendor Product Versions
git-scm git
All platforms (wildcard)
≥2.14.0 <2.14.5
git-scm git
All platforms (wildcard)
≥2.15.0 <2.15.3
git-scm git
All platforms (wildcard)
≥2.16.0 <2.16.5
git-scm git
All platforms (wildcard)
≥2.17.0 <2.17.2
git-scm git
All platforms (wildcard)
≥2.18.0 <2.18.1
git-scm git
All platforms (wildcard)
≥2.19.0 <2.19.1
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