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TI-2015-07382 Aliases CVE-2015-8969GHSA-mf6w-45cf-qhmp

Command injection in git-fastclone ruby gem All versions before 1.0.5

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-77Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
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 1.0.5 passes user modifiable strings directly to a shell command. An attacker can execute malicious commands by modifying the strings that are passed as arguments to "cd " and "git clone " commands in the library.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04801 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed git-fastclone (RubyGems): 1.0.5

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 1.0.5git-fastclone ruby gem All versions before 1.0.5—No fix listedCNA
—git-fastclone (RubyGems)before 1.0.51.0.5Patch availableGHSA-mf6w-45cf-qhmp
  • git-fastclone ruby gem All versions before 1.0.5 Vendor— Affected git-fastclone ruby gem All versions before 1.0.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • git-fastclone (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.5 Fixed in 1.0.5 Patch available GHSA-mf6w-45cf-qhmp

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:squareup:git-fastclone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.0.5VulnerableSquareup
  • cpe:2.3:a:squareup:git-fastclone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·Squareup

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-mf6w-45cf-qhmp git-fastclone (RubyGems) Fixed in 1.0.5 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-8969
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mf6w-45cf-qhmp

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • TI-2015-07381 Command injection in git-fastclone ruby gem All versions before 1.0.1 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

Sources

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