CVE-2019-19604 describes an arbitrary command execution vulnerability in Git versions prior to 2.20.2, 2.21.1, 2.22.2, 2.23.1, and 2.24.1, impacting products like Debian, Fedora, and OpenSUSE. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) allows an attacker to execute commands found in a malicious repository's .gitmodules file during a "git submodule update" operation, requiring user interaction. While there are no known public exploits or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness despite no active exploitation in the KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.20.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.21.0, < 2.21.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.22.0, < 2.22.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.23.0, < 2.23.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.24.0, < 2.24.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.