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CVE-2015-7545
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-04-13T15:59:01.320 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:32:43.107

Summary

The (1) git-remote-ext and (2) unspecified other remote helper programs in Git before 2.3.10, 2.4.x before 2.4.10, 2.5.x before 2.5.4, and 2.6.x before 2.6.1 do not properly restrict the allowed protocols, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URL in a (a) .gitmodules file or (b) unknown other sources in a submodule.

Affected products

git_project — git

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References

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