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CVE-2014-9938

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-03-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-116

Description

contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh in Git before 1.9.3 does not sanitize branch names in the PS1 variable, allowing a malicious repository to cause code execution.

Affected products

• git: before 1.9.3 — fixed in 1.9.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: git 1.9.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2004
• https://github.com/git/git/commit/8976500cbbb13270398d3b3e07a17b8cc7bff43f
• https://github.com/njhartwell/pw3nage
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2004
• https://github.com/git/git/commit/8976500cbbb13270398d3b3e07a17b8cc7bff43f
• https://github.com/njhartwell/pw3nage

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