mercurial: arbitrary code execution when converting git repos
Published May 9, 2016
8.7
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 2.66%
Description
The convert extension in Mercurial before 3.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted git repository name.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
mercurial
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
mercurial
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | mercurial | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | mercurial | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 | 2.66% (0.02655) | 85.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.66% (0.02655) | 83.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.63% (0.00629) | 68.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.34% (0.01342) | 86.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 26, 2023 | 1.34% (0.01342) | 84.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.24% (0.01237) | 83.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.84% (0.02839) | 83.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.84% (0.02839) | 81.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.84% (0.02839) | 63.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00082.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3570 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90536 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.533255 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3105 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332945 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-49cw-434h-qc57 Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/mercurial/PYSEC-2016-28.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3105
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-19 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://selenic.com/hg/rev/a56296f55a5e x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228012056/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90536
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3105
- https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/WhatsNew#Mercurial_3.8_.2F_3.8.1_.282016-5-1.29 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
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