CVE-2022-42906 describes an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in powerline-gitstatus versions prior to 1.3.2, impacting Debian Linux and the powerline_gitstatus project. The vulnerability, rated 7.8 HIGH (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands if a user navigates to a malicious Git repository due to per-repository configuration. While the attack requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), it has high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerline_gitstatus_project:powerline_gitstatus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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