CVE-2022-25648

Name: CVE-2022-25648
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-04-19T17:15:11.333+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 4.61%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-25648 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The package git before 1.11.0 are vulnerable to Command Injection via git argument injection. When calling the fetch(remote = 'origin', opts = {}) function, the remote parameter is passed to the git fetch subcommand in a way that additional flags can be set. EPSS estimates a 4.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The package git before 1.11.0 are vulnerable to Command Injection via git argument injection. When calling the fetch(remote = 'origin', opts = {}) function, the remote parameter is passed to the git fetch subcommand in a way that additional flags can be set. The additional flags can be used to perform a command injection.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

4.61%

90.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-88

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Git	Git	< 1.11.0
Fedoraproject	Extra Packages For Enterprise Linux	8.0
Fedoraproject	Fedora	34
Fedoraproject	Fedora	35
Fedoraproject	Fedora	36
Debian	Debian Linux	10.0

References

https://github.com/ruby-git/ruby-git/pull/569Issue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/ruby-git/ruby-git/releases/tag/v1.11.0Release Notes
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00043.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PTJUF6SFPL4ZVSJQHGQ36KFPFO5DQVYZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Q2V3HOFU4ZVTQZHAVAVL3EX2KU53SP7R/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XWNJA7WPE67LJ3DJMWZ2TADHCZKWMY55/
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-GIT-2421270Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ruby-git/ruby-git/pull/569Issue Tracking, Patch
https://github.com/ruby-git/ruby-git/releases/tag/v1.11.0Release Notes
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00043.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PTJUF6SFPL4ZVSJQHGQ36KFPFO5DQVYZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Q2V3HOFU4ZVTQZHAVAVL3EX2KU53SP7R/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XWNJA7WPE67LJ3DJMWZ2TADHCZKWMY55/
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-GIT-2421270Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 19, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-25648?

How severe is CVE-2022-25648?

CVE-2022-25648 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 4.61% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-25648?

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Source: NVD / NIST