Git before 1.8.5.6, 1.9.x before 1.9.5, 2.0.x before 2.0.5, 2.1.x before 2.1.4, and 2.2.x…
Priority HIGH 81CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Git before 1.8.5.6, 1.9.x before 1.9.5, 2.0.x before 2.0.5, 2.1.x before 2.1.4, and 2.2.x before 2.2.1 on Windows and OS X; Mercurial before 3.2.3 on Windows and OS X; Apple Xcode before 6.2 beta 3; mine all versions before 08-12-2014; libgit2 all versions up to 0.21.2; Egit all versions before 08-12-2014; and JGit all versions before 08-12-2014 allow remote Git servers to execute arbitrary commands via a tree containing a crafted .git/config file with (1) an ignorable Unicode codepoint, (2) a git~1/config representation, or (3) mixed case that is improperly handled on a case-insensitive filesystem.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.75597 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit (Maven): 3.5.3mercurial (PyPI): 3.2.3
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit (Maven) | before 3.5.3 | 3.5.3 | Patch available | GHSA-6vvc-c2m3-cjf3 |
| — | mercurial (PyPI) | before 3.2.3 | 3.2.3 | Patch available | GHSA-6vvc-c2m3-cjf3 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.5.3 Fixed in 3.5.3 Patch available GHSA-6vvc-c2m3-cjf3
- mercurial (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3.2.3 Fixed in 3.2.3 Patch available GHSA-6vvc-c2m3-cjf3
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.8.5.6; 1.9.0 to before 1.9.5; 2.0.0 to before 2.0.5; 2.1.0 to before 2.1.4; 2.2.0 to before 2.2.1 | Vulnerable | Git-scm |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:mercurial:mercurial:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.2.3 | Vulnerable | Mercurial |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.1.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:6.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:6.2:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2 beta_2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:egit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 08-12-2014 | Vulnerable | Eclipse Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jgit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.4.2; 3.5.0 to before 3.5.3 | Vulnerable | Eclipse Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:a:libgit2:libgit2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.21.3 | Vulnerable | libgit2 |
- cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.8.5.6; 1.9.0 to before 1.9.5; 2.0.0 to before 2.0.5; 2.1.0 to before 2.1.4; 2.2.0 to before 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Git-scm
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:mercurial:mercurial:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.2.3 Vulnerable ·Mercurial
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:6.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:6.2:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 beta_2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:egit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 08-12-2014 Vulnerable ·Eclipse Foundation
- cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:jgit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.4.2; 3.5.0 to before 3.5.3 Vulnerable ·Eclipse Foundation
- cpe:2.3:a:libgit2:libgit2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.21.3 Vulnerable ·libgit2
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-6vvc-c2m3-cjf3 org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit (Maven) Fixed in 3.5.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-6vvc-c2m3-cjf3 mercurial (PyPI) Fixed in 3.2.3 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9390
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6vvc-c2m3-cjf3
References
Advisory 6
- http://git-blame.blogspot.com/2014/12/git-1856-195-205-214-and-221-and.html
- http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/WhatsNew
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204147
- https://github.com/blog/1938-git-client-vulnerability-announced
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/928429c5c96a701bcbcafacb2421a82602b36915
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9390
Other 6
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1853266
- https://libgit2.org/security/
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/mercurial/PYSEC-2020-217.yaml
- https://libgit2.org/security
- https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/technology.jgit/releases/3.5.3
- https://web.archive.org/web/20211204220400/https://securitytracker.com/id?1031404
Sources
- CVE-2014-9390 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-9390 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6vvc-c2m3-cjf3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-9390 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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