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TI-2015-07381 Aliases CVE-2015-8968GHSA-8gg6-3r63-25m8

Command injection in git-fastclone ruby gem All versions before 1.0.1

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-77Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

git-fastclone before 1.0.1 permits arbitrary shell command execution from .gitmodules. If an attacker can instruct a user to run a recursive clone from a repository they control, they can get a client to run an arbitrary shell command. Alternately, if an attacker can MITM an unencrypted git clone, they could exploit this. The ext command will be run if the repository is recursively cloned or if submodules are updated. This attack works when cloning both local and remote repositories.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05198 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed git-fastclone (RubyGems): 1.0.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—git-fastclone ruby gem All versions before 1.0.1git-fastclone ruby gem All versions before 1.0.1—No fix listedCNA
—git-fastclone (RubyGems)before 1.0.11.0.1Patch availableGHSA-8gg6-3r63-25m8
  • git-fastclone ruby gem All versions before 1.0.1 Vendor— Affected git-fastclone ruby gem All versions before 1.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • git-fastclone (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.1 Fixed in 1.0.1 Patch available GHSA-8gg6-3r63-25m8

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:squareup:git-fastclone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.0.1VulnerableSquareup
  • cpe:2.3:a:squareup:git-fastclone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Squareup

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-8gg6-3r63-25m8 git-fastclone (RubyGems) Fixed in 1.0.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-8968
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8gg6-3r63-25m8

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2015-07382 Command injection in git-fastclone ruby gem All versions before 1.0.5 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

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