OS command injection in GitoxideLabs gix-transport
Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
The gix-transport crate before 0.36.1 for Rust allows command execution via the "gix clone 'ssh://-oProxyCommand=open$IFS" substring. NOTE: this was discovered before CVE-2024-32884, a similar vulnerability (involving a username field) that is more difficult to exploit.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00206 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial gix-transport (GitoxideLabs): 0.36.1gix-transport (crates.io): 0.36.1Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitoxideLabs | gix-transport | before 0.36.1 | 0.36.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | gix-transport (crates.io) | before 0.36.1 | 0.36.1 | Patch available | GHSA-rrjw-j4m2-mf34 |
- gix-transport VendorGitoxideLabs Affected before 0.36.1 Fixed in 0.36.1 Patch available CNA
- gix-transport (crates.io) Vendor— Affected before 0.36.1 Fixed in 0.36.1 Patch available GHSA-rrjw-j4m2-mf34
Remediation
- Fix · CNA gix-transport (GitoxideLabs) Fixed in 0.36.1
- Fix · GHSA-rrjw-j4m2-mf34 gix-transport (crates.io) Fixed in 0.36.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 4 products
- OpenShift Service Mesh 3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-53158
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rrjw-j4m2-mf34
References
More GitoxideLabs vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-56719 gitoxide before 0.69.0 Denial of Service via gix-pack CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-56718 gitoxide before 0.82.0 Path Traversal via Submodule Name Validation Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-56717 gitoxide before 0.52.1 Repository Boundary Violation via symlinked .gitmodules CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-56716 gitoxide before 0.52.1 Path Traversal via Submodule Name CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-56712 gitoxide before 0.37.1 HTTP Basic credential leak via URL parsing CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-32410 gitoxide: Symlink prefix-reuse allows worktree escape during checkout CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-53158 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-53158 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rrjw-j4m2-mf34 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-53158 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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