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CVE-2022-25766: Remote Code Execution (RCE)

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 34.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-03-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-88

Description

The package ungit before 1.5.20 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via argument injection. The issue occurs when calling the /api/fetch endpoint. User controlled values (remote and ref) are passed to the git fetch command. By injecting some git options it was possible to get arbitrary command execution.

Affected products

• ungit: before 1.5.20 — fixed in 1.5.20

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ungit 1.5.20. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/FredrikNoren/ungit/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md%231520
• https://github.com/FredrikNoren/ungit/pull/1510
• https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-UNGIT-2414099
• https://github.com/FredrikNoren/ungit/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md%231520
• https://github.com/FredrikNoren/ungit/pull/1510
• https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-UNGIT-2414099

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