CVE-2022-20001

HIGH

fish 3.1.0-3.3.1 - Arbitrary Code Execution via Git Repository Configuration

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

fish is a command line shell. fish version 3.1.0 through version 3.3.1 is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. git repositories can contain per-repository configuration that change the behavior of git, including running arbitrary commands. When using the default configuration of fish, changing to a directory automatically runs `git` commands in order to display information about the current repository in the prompt. If an attacker can convince a user to change their current directory into one controlled by the attacker, such as on a shared file system or extracted archive, fish will run arbitrary commands under the attacker's control. This problem has been fixed in fish 3.4.0. Note that running git in these directories, including using the git tab completion, remains a potential trigger for this issue. As a workaround, remove the `fish_git_prompt` function from the prompt.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0028
EPSS Percentile 51.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-74 CWE-427
Status published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux 11.0
fedoraproject/fedora 35
fedoraproject/fedora 36
fishshell/fish 3.1.0 - 3.3.1
Published Mar 14, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026