CVE-2019-19604
highpriority · track · 32OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.037 · 90 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
Arbitrary command execution is possible in Git before 2.20.2, 2.21.x before 2.21.1, 2.22.x before 2.22.2, 2.23.x before 2.23.1, and 2.24.x before 2.24.1 because a "git submodule update" operation can run commands found in the .gitmodules file of a malicious repository.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (36)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-1613git: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2019-12-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in git ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit Benutzerrechten auszuführen oder um Daten zu manipulieren.
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sources
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references (44)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00056.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/13/1cnnvd
- https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2019/12/10/critical-security-release-gitlab-12-5-4-released/Patchcnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-19604cnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-security/disclosures/blob/master/003_git_submodule/advisory.mdcnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HCYSSCA5ZTEP46SB4XRPSQGFV2L3NKMZ/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N6UGTEOXWIYSM5KDZL74QD2GK6YQNQCP/cnnvd
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