CVE-2026-102826 simple-git - Command Injection

simple-git < 4.0.0 contains a command injection caused by incomplete rejection of attacker-controlled configuration files via customArgs in git.clone(), letting attackers execute arbitrary Git commands with Node.js process privileges, exploit requires attacker-controlled file readable by the process and attacker-influenced custom arguments.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
Proof of concept available
EPSS
0.46% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Command Injection
Impact
Remote Code Execution
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
29 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-77

Vendor fix

Update to version 4.0.0 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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