CVE-2014-9390 is a critical vulnerability affecting Git, Mercurial, Apple Xcode, and related Git client libraries on Windows and OS X. It allows remote Git servers to execute arbitrary commands on a client system by crafting a malicious .git/config file within a repository. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA’s KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.8.5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.9.0, < 1.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.1.0, < 2.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.