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01 Record

CVE-2021-29472

Missing argument delimiter can lead to code execution via VCS repository URLs or source download URLs on systems with Mercurial in composer

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

Missing argument delimiter can lead to code execution via VCS repository URLs or source download URLs on systems with Mercurial in composer

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
4.75% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 91.5% 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:3.1/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
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

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
2021-04-27 20:30Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-03 22:11Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2021-03-30
Assigning CNA
GitHub_M
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 8.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-88Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')Base
  • CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base
Data version
5.1
Document digest
c5af5816204908c6b38dda7c466658478c445f20b5892f14bf69bd130236ace3

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
composercomposer< 1.10.22, >=2.0,<2.0.13—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Arch Linux

  • composer
    Fixed in 2.0.13-1

Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 12

  • composer
    Fixed in 2.0.9-2

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • composer
    Fixed in 2.0.9-2

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • composer
    Fixed in 2.0.9-2

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS

  • composer
    Fixed in 1.0.0~beta2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS

  • composer
    Fixed in 1.6.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS

  • composer
    Fixed in 1.10.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

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.