git-bug before 0.7.2 has an Uncontrolled Search Path Element.
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-427Published · 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-427.
Summary
git-bug before 0.7.2 has an Uncontrolled Search Path Element. It will execute git.bat from the current directory in certain PATH situations (most often seen on Windows).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01719 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug (Go): 0.7.2
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 |
| — | github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug (Go) | before 0.7.2 | 0.7.2 | Patch available | GHSA-m898-h4pm-pqfr |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.7.2 Fixed in 0.7.2 Patch available GHSA-m898-h4pm-pqfr
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:git-bug_project:git-bug:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.7.2 | Vulnerable | Git-bug Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:git-bug_project:git-bug:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.7.2 Vulnerable ·Git-bug Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-m898-h4pm-pqfr github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug (Go) Fixed in 0.7.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-28955
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m898-h4pm-pqfr
References
Advisory 3
Sources
- CVE-2021-28955 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-28955 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m898-h4pm-pqfr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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