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TI-2018-13793 Aliases CVE-2018-19486GHSA-4rxq-j825-6wv8

Git before 2.19.2 on Linux and UNIX executes commands from the current working directory…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-426Published · 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 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-426.

Summary

Git before 2.19.2 on Linux and UNIX executes commands from the current working directory (as if '.' were at the end of $PATH) in certain cases involving the run_command() API and run-command.c, because there was a dangerous change from execvp to execv during 2017.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0412 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.19.2VulnerableGit-scm
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*18.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.10VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.19.2 Vulnerable ·Git-scm
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2018:3800 Released 2018-12-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-git218-git security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-git218-git-2.18.1-3.el7, rh-git218-git-all-2.18.1-3.el7, rh-git218-git-core-2.18.1-3.el7 +13
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4) rh-git218-git-2.18.1-3.el7, rh-git218-git-all-2.18.1-3.el7, rh-git218-git-core-2.18.1-3.el7 +13
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) rh-git218-git-2.18.1-3.el7, rh-git218-git-all-2.18.1-3.el7, rh-git218-git-core-2.18.1-3.el7 +13
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) rh-git218-git-2.18.1-3.el7, rh-git218-git-all-2.18.1-3.el7, rh-git218-git-core-2.18.1-3.el7 +13
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-git218-git-2.18.1-3.el7, rh-git218-git-all-2.18.1-3.el7, rh-git218-git-core-2.18.1-3.el7 +13

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:3800
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4)Fixed RHSA-2018:3800
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5)Fixed RHSA-2018:3800
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6)Fixed RHSA-2018:3800
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:3800
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Software Collections

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-19486
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4rxq-j825-6wv8

References

Patch 1

Advisory 4

Sources

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