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CVE-2022-25860

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-25860 is a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting versions of the simple-git package prior to 3.16.0. This flaw stems from insufficient input sanitization within methods like clone(), pull(), push(), and listRemote(), representing an incomplete fix for a previous vulnerability. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.16.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:simple-git_project:simple-git:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0271 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 36,821 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

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 (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: simple-gitFixed in: 3.16.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-9w5j-4mwv-2wj8critical

Remote code execution in simple-git

Jan 26, 2023

References

github.com / steveukx/git-js/commit/ec97a39ab60b89e870c5170121cd9c1603cc1951
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / steveukx/git-js/pull/881/commits/95459310e5b8f96e20bb77ef1a6559036b779e13
PatchThird Party Advisory
security.snyk.io / vuln/SNYK-JS-SIMPLEGIT-3177391
ExploitThird Party Advisory