CVE-2014-9938

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh in Git before 1.9.3 does not sanitize branch names in the PS1 variable, allowing a malicious repository to cause code execution.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-116

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 20, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2014-9938: High severity, CVSS 8.8 | Vulnix