CVE-2026-28291

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.84% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 55.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-15.

Red Hat severity

Important. 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.

Published

2026-04-13 17:15Z4 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-07-15 01:11Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-02-26

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.1)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

84d7159da9a65910a7c1873f9f555b98a1b65d89a53183bd11cf1faf4332301b

• github.comhttps://github.com/steveukx/git-js/security/advisories/GHSA-jcxm-m3jx-f287x_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/steveukx/git-js/commit/1effd8e5012a5da05a9776512fac3e39b11f2d2dx_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/steveukx/git-js/blob/789c13ebabcf18ebe0b3a0c88ebb4037dede42e3/simple-git/src/lib/plugins/block-unsafe-operations-plugin.ts#L26x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/steveukx/git-js/releases/tag/simple-git%403.32.0x_refsource_MISC
• www.cve.orghttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25860x_refsource_MISC
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-28291vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2457930https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2457930issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
• security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-28291.jsonx_sadp-csaf-vex