git-mcp-server 2.15.1 Argument Injection via Git Ref Parameters
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-88.
Summary
git-mcp-server 2.15.1 contains an argument injection vulnerability in the ref and object parameters of git_log, git_diff, and git_show tools that lack leading-dash validation. Attackers can inject git command-line options like --output= to write files outside the repository to arbitrary paths accessible by the process.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-85626
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p58h-f635-vjjm
References
More cyanheads vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-33100 @cyanheads/git-mcp-server vulnerable to command injection in several tools CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-85626 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-85626 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p58h-f635-vjjm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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