CVE-2015-8968 is a critical vulnerability affecting git-fastclone before version 1.0.1, allowing arbitrary shell command execution via malicious .gitmodules files. An attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into recursively cloning a controlled repository or by performing a Man-in-the-Middle attack during an unencrypted clone. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:squareup:git-fastclone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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