git: Escape out of git-shell
Published Jun 1, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 12.39%
Description
git-shell in git before 2.4.12, 2.5.x before 2.5.6, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.5, 2.9.x before 2.9.4, 2.10.x before 2.10.3, 2.11.x before 2.11.2, and 2.12.x before 2.12.3 might allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a repository name that starts with a - (dash) character.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 3
- 8.0
Configuration 4
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 16.10
- 17.04
Configuration 5
- 24
- 25
- 26
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
git-0:1.8.3.1-11.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2004
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
rh-git29-git-0:2.9.3-3.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2491
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
rh-git29-git-0:2.9.3-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2491
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
git
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | git-0:1.8.3.1-11.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2004 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | rh-git29-git-0:2.9.3-3.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2491 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | rh-git29-git-0:2.9.3-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2491 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | git | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (35 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.39% (0.12387) | 96.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 12.39% (0.12387) | 96.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 10.26% (0.10261) | 95.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 12.39% (0.12387) | 95.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 10.26% (0.10261) | 95.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 12.39% (0.12387) | 95.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 10.26% (0.10261) | 95.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 12.39% (0.12387) | 95.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 10.26% (0.10261) | 95.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.73% (0.11732) | 95.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 29, 2026 | 71.50% (0.71499) | 98.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 72.73% (0.72730) | 98.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 76.69% (0.76690) | 98.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 14, 2025 | 72.25% (0.72255) | 98.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 75.65% (0.75646) | 98.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 62.16% (0.62156) | 98.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 14, 2025 | 75.65% (0.75646) | 98.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 73.30% (0.73297) | 98.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 74.62% (0.74624) | 98.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 72.36% (0.72363) | 98.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 37.65% (0.37653) | 96.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 3.03% (0.03032) | 85.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 32.18% (0.32178) | 96.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00227) | 61.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00223) | 60.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00213) | 57.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00193) | 55.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 61.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.19% (0.02186) | 80.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.19% (0.02186) | 79.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.19% (0.02186) | 57.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.85% (0.03846) | 72.40th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.85% (0.03846) | 72.15th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.85% (0.03846) | 82.95th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.85% (0.03846) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (18)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-05/msg00090.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://public-inbox.org/git/xmqq8tm5ziat.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/ mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3848 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98409 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038479 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3287-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2004 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2491 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8386 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1450407 Issue Tracking
- https://insinuator.net/2017/05/git-shell-bypass-by-abusing-less-cve-2017-8386/ x_refsource_MISCMitigationThird Party Advisory
- https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git/+/3ec804490a265f4c418a321428c12f3f18b7eff5 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3ISHYFLM2ACYHHY3JHCLF75X7UF4ZMDM/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DPYRN7APMHY4ZFDPAKD22J5R4QJFY2JP/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FDS3LSJJ3YGGQYIVPKQDVOCXWDSF6JGF/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8386
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-04 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8386
Change history (0)
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