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CVE-2015-7545

33
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-7545 describes a critical vulnerability in Git versions prior to 2.3.10, 2.4.10, 2.5.4, and 2.6.1, specifically affecting the git-remote-ext and other remote helper programs. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious URLs within .gitmodules files or other unspecified sources in submodules, due to insufficient protocol restrictions. With a CVSS v3 score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.3.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:git_project:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:git_project:git:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:git_project:git:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:git_project:git:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:git_project:git:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
20.14%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2014 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (8)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: git-0:1.8.3.1-6.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: git19-git-0:1.9.4-3.el6.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 EUSFixed in: git19-git-0:1.9.4-3.el6.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUSFixed in: git19-git-0:1.9.4-3.el6.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: git19-git-0:1.9.4-3.el6.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: git19-git-0:1.9.4-3.el7.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUSFixed in: git19-git-0:1.9.4-3.el7.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-7545Moderate

git: arbitrary code execution via crafted URLs

Oct 5, 2015

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00066.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-2515.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
github.com / git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.3.10.txt
PatchVendor Advisory
github.com / git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.4.10.txt
PatchVendor Advisory
github.com / git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.5.4.txt
PatchVendor Advisory
github.com / git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.6.1.txt
kernel.googlesource.com / pub/scm/git/git/+/33cfccbbf35a56e190b79bdec5c85457c952a021
lkml.org / lkml/2015/10/5/683
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201605-01
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3435
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/12/08/5
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/12/09/8
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/12/11/7
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
securityfocus.com / bid/78711
securitytracker.com / id/1034501
slackware.com / security/viewer.php
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2835-1