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CVE-2019-1387

An issue was found in Git before v2.24.1, v2.23.1, v2.22.2, v2.21.1, v2.20.2, v2.19.3, v2.18.2, v2.17.3, v2.16.6, v2.15.4, and v2.14.6. Recursive clones are currently affected by a vulnerability that is caused by too-lax validation of submodule names, allowing very targeted attacks via remote code execution in recursive clones.

  • Published: Dec 18, 2019
  • Updated: Nov 5, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2019-1387
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 8.8
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.8
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
git-scm / git 2.14.0 2.14.6
git-scm / git 2.15.0 2.15.4
git-scm / git 2.16.0 2.16.6
git-scm / git 2.17.0 2.17.3
git-scm / git 2.18.0 2.18.2
git-scm / git 2.19.0 2.19.3
git-scm / git 2.20.0 2.20.2
git-scm / git 2.22.0 2.22.2
git-scm / git 2.21.0 2.21.0.x
git-scm / git 2.23.0 2.23.0.x
git-scm / git 2.24.0 2.24.0.x