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CVE-2026-28292

39
FAUCET Score

CVE-2026-28292 is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting `simple-git` versions 3.15.0 through 3.32.2, a Node.js library for executing Git commands. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to bypass prior security fixes (CVE-2022-25860 and CVE-2022-25912), achieving full RCE on the host machine. With a CVSS score of 9.8 Critical, the vulnerability has a network-based attack vector with low complexity and no user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community attention, and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog. Organizations using affected versions should consider upgrading, as version 3.23.0 contains an updated fix for this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 3.15.0, < 3.32.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:simple-git_project:simple-git:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/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
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
67.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0130 is in the 54th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 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: 3.32.3

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-r275-fr43-pm7qcritical

simple-git has blockUnsafeOperationsPlugin bypass via case-insensitive protocol.allow config key enables RCE

Mar 10, 2026

References

access.redhat.com / security/cve/CVE-2026-28292
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
security.access.redhat.com / data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-28292.json
codeant.ai / security-research/simple-git-remote-code-execution-cve-2026-28292
github.com / steveukx/git-js/commit/f7042088aa2dac59e3c49a84d7a2f4b26048a257
Patch
github.com / steveukx/git-js/security/advisories/GHSA-r275-fr43-pm7q
codeant.ai / security-research/security-research-simple-git-remote-code-execution-cve-2026-28292
ExploitThird Party Advisory