git-fastclone before 1.0.5 passes user modifiable strings directly to a shell command
Published Nov 3, 2016
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.80%
Description
git-fastclone before 1.0.5 passes user modifiable strings directly to a shell command. An attacker can execute malicious commands by modifying the strings that are passed as arguments to "cd " and "git clone " commands in the library.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product git-fastclone ruby gem All versions before 1.0.5 Defaultn/a
- Version git-fastclone ruby gem All versions before 1.0.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | git-fastclone ruby gem All versions before 1.0.5 | n/a |
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- < 1.0.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.80% (0.04801) | 91.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.80% (0.04801) | 90.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.49% (0.02489) | 84.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.65% (0.01648) | 87.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.38% (0.03382) | 89.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81433 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mf6w-45cf-qhmp Advisory
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/git-fastclone/CVE-2015-8969.yml
- https://github.com/square/git-fastclone/pull/5 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/105190 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8969
- https://web.archive.org/web/20161108132238/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81433
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81433 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mf6w-45cf-qhmp | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/git-fastclone/CVE-2015-8969.yml | ||
| https://github.com/square/git-fastclone/pull/5 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/105190 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8969 | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20161108132238/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81433 |
Change history (0)
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