git-annex before 6.20170818 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an…
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
git-annex before 6.20170818 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an ssh URL with an initial dash character in the hostname, as demonstrated by an ssh://-eProxyCommand= URL, a related issue to CVE-2017-9800, CVE-2017-12836, CVE-2017-1000116, and CVE-2017-1000117.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0312 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:git-annex_project:git-annex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.20170520 | Vulnerable | Git-annex Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:git-annex_project:git-annex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.20170520 Vulnerable ·Git-annex Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12976
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jqcx-qqvc-9wx5
References
Advisory 1
Other 4
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180905 [SECURITY] [DLA 1495-1] git-annex security update
- http://source.git-annex.branchable.com/?p=source.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c24d0f0e8984576654e2be149005bc884fe0403a
- http://source.git-annex.branchable.com/?p=source.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=df11e54788b254efebb4898b474de11ae8d3b471
- http://source.git-annex.branchable.com/?p=source.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=doc/bugs/dashed_ssh_hostname_security_hole.mdwn
More Git-annex Project Git-annex vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-05160 S3 and Glacier remotes creds embedded in the git repo were not encrypted CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-07673 Information disclosure in [UNKNOWN] git-annex CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-07671 Information disclosure in [UNKNOWN] git-annex CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-12976 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-12976 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jqcx-qqvc-9wx5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-12976 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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