CVE-2017-8386
git-shell in git before 2.4.12, 2.5.x before 2.5.6, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.5, 2.9.x before 2.9.4, 2.10.x before 2.10.3, 2.11.x before 2.11.2, and 2.12.x before 2.12.3
02 Description
git-shell in git before 2.4.12, 2.5.x before 2.5.6, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.5, 2.9.x before 2.9.4, 2.10.x before 2.10.3, 2.11.x before 2.11.2, and 2.12.x before 2.12.3
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 12.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-06-01 16:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 16:34Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-05-01
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 9219e44d8d81bc14f0e09baa2128ca479fb1d4306e7a87aec018b9f3e9c47d2a
05 Affected products
06 References
- public-inbox.org[git] 20170510 [ANNOUNCE] Git v2.12.3 and othershttp://public-inbox.org/git/xmqq8tm5ziat.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-3287-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3287-1
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2017-01a7989fc0https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3ISHYFLM2ACYHHY3JHCLF75X7UF4ZMDM/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2017-f4319b6dfchttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DPYRN7APMHY4ZFDPAKD22J5R4QJFY2JP/
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201706-04https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-04
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2017-7ea0e02914https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FDS3LSJJ3YGGQYIVPKQDVOCXWDSF6JGF/
- insinuator.nethttps://insinuator.net/2017/05/git-shell-bypass-by-abusing-less-cve-2017-8386/
- kernel.googlesource.comhttps://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git/+/3ec804490a265f4c418a321428c12f3f18b7eff5
- www.securitytracker.com1038479http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038479
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:2491https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2491
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2017:1422http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-05/msg00090.html
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:2004https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2004
- www.securityfocus.com98409http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98409
- www.debian.orgDSA-3848http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3848
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- git Fixed in 2.13.0-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- git Fixed in 1:2.11.0-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- git Fixed in 1:2.11.0-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- git Fixed in 1:2.11.0-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- git Fixed in 1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.5
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- git Fixed in 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.