CVE-2017-12976 is a critical vulnerability affecting git-annex versions prior to 6.20170818, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This is achieved by crafting a malicious SSH URL containing an initial dash in the hostname, such as ssh://-eProxyCommand=. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.20170520CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git-annex_project:git-annex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub 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 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.