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CVE-2015-7545 in the critical feed json

The (1) git-remote-ext and (2) unspecified other remote helper programs in Git before 2.3.10, 2.4.x before 2.4.10, 2.5.x before 2.5.4, and…

published 2016-04-13 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-7460

cvss
9.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
18.7%
EPSS 18.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The (1) git-remote-ext and (2) unspecified other remote helper programs in Git before 2.3.10, 2.4.x before 2.4.10, 2.5.x before 2.5.4, and 2.6.x before 2.6.1 do not properly restrict the allowed protocols, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URL in a (a) .gitmodules file or (b) unknown other sources in a submodule.

Patch / fix

  • git Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:2.6.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7545

  • git Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7545

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  • git RHEL 7 1.8.3.1-6.el7
  • gitk RHEL 7 1.8.3.1-6.el7
  • git-hg RHEL 7 1.8.3.1-6.el7
  • git-p4 RHEL 7 1.8.3.1-6.el7
  • gitweb RHEL 7 1.8.3.1-6.el7
  • git-all RHEL 7 1.8.3.1-6.el7
  • git-bzr RHEL 7 1.8.3.1-6.el7
  • git-cvs RHEL 7 1.8.3.1-6.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:2561RHSA-2015:2515

  • git SLES 12 SP1, SLES 12, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP1 +3 more 1.8.5.6-15.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:2025-1SUSE-SU-2015:2325-1

  • mercurial openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10070-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-7545 updated cvss 6.8

git: arbitrary code execution via crafted URLs

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) git 1.8.3.1-6.el7, gitk 1.8.3.1-6.el7, git-hg 1.8.3.1-6.el7, git-p4 1.8.3.1-6.el7, gitweb 1.8.3.1-6.el7, git-all 1.8.3.1-6.el7, +10 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) git 1.8.3.1-6.el7, gitk 1.8.3.1-6.el7, git-hg 1.8.3.1-6.el7, git-p4 1.8.3.1-6.el7, gitweb 1.8.3.1-6.el7, git-all 1.8.3.1-6.el7, +10 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) git 1.8.3.1-6.el7, perl-Git 1.8.3.1-6.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) gitk 1.8.3.1-6.el7, git-hg 1.8.3.1-6.el7, git-p4 1.8.3.1-6.el7, gitweb 1.8.3.1-6.el7, git-all 1.8.3.1-6.el7, git-bzr 1.8.3.1-6.el7, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) git 1.8.3.1-6.el7, perl-Git 1.8.3.1-6.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) gitk 1.8.3.1-6.el7, git-hg 1.8.3.1-6.el7, git-p4 1.8.3.1-6.el7, gitweb 1.8.3.1-6.el7, git-all 1.8.3.1-6.el7, git-bzr 1.8.3.1-6.el7, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2561
  • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) git19-git 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-gitk 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-gitweb 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-git-all 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-git-cvs 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-git-gui 1.9.4-3.el6.1, +7 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) git19-git 1.9.4-3.el7.1, git19-gitk 1.9.4-3.el7.1, git19-git-hg 1.9.4-3.el7.1, git19-gitweb 1.9.4-3.el7.1, git19-git-all 1.9.4-3.el7.1, git19-git-bzr 1.9.4-3.el7.1, +9 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) git19-git 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-gitk 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-gitweb 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-git-all 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-git-cvs 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-git-gui 1.9.4-3.el6.1, +7 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) git19-git 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-gitk 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-gitweb 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-git-all 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-git-cvs 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-git-gui 1.9.4-3.el6.1, +7 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) git19-git 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-gitk 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-gitweb 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-git-all 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-git-cvs 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-git-gui 1.9.4-3.el6.1, +7 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) git19-git 1.9.4-3.el7.1, git19-gitk 1.9.4-3.el7.1, git19-git-hg 1.9.4-3.el7.1, git19-gitweb 1.9.4-3.el7.1, git19-git-all 1.9.4-3.el7.1, git19-git-bzr 1.9.4-3.el7.1, +9 more
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) git19-git 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-gitk 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-gitweb 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-git-all 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-git-cvs 1.9.4-3.el6.1, git19-git-gui 1.9.4-3.el6.1, +7 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) git19-git 1.9.4-3.el7.1, git19-gitk 1.9.4-3.el7.1, git19-git-hg 1.9.4-3.el7.1, git19-gitweb 1.9.4-3.el7.1, git19-git-all 1.9.4-3.el7.1, git19-git-bzr 1.9.4-3.el7.1, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2515
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 git, gitk, gitweb, git-all, git-cvs, git-gui, +6 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

18.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-284 Improper Access Control

References

Sources

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