CVE-2022-21235: Command Injection

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-04-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-88

Description

The package github.com/masterminds/vcs before 1.13.3 are vulnerable to Command Injection via argument injection. When hg is executed, argument strings are passed to hg in a way that additional flags can be set. The additional flags can be used to perform a command injection.

Affected products

github.com/Masterminds/vcs: before 1.1.13 — fixed in 1.1.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: github.com/Masterminds/vcs 1.1.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/Masterminds/vcs/pull/105
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMMASTERMINDSVCS-2437078
https://github.com/Masterminds/vcs/pull/105
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMMASTERMINDSVCS-2437078

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