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CVE-2022-25860

Versions of the package simple-git before 3.16.0 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via the clone(), pull(),

Versions of the package simple-git before 3.16.0 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via the clone(), pull(), push() and listRemote() methods, due to improper input sanitization. This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix of CVE-2022-25912.

HIGH · CVSS 8.1 EPSS 0.41738
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
simple-git project simple-git< 3.16.0
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
npm simple-git CRITICAL fixed in 3.16.0
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocsecurity.snyk.io · SNYK-JS-SIMPLEGIT-3177391security.snyk.io
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Scoring & Timeline

8.1
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · report@snyk.io
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD26 Jan 2023 · 09:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2026:10327-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/commit/ec97a39ab60b89e870c5170121cd9c1603cc1951PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/pull/881/commits/95459310e5b8f96e20bb77ef1a6559036b779e13PatchThird Party Advisory
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