CVE-2022-42906
HIGHpowerline-gitstatus < 1.3.2 - Remote Code Execution via Malicious Git Repository Configuration
Title source: llmDescription
powerline-gitstatus (aka Powerline Gitstatus) before 1.3.2 allows arbitrary code execution. git repositories can contain per-repository configuration that changes the behavior of git, including running arbitrary commands. When using powerline-gitstatus, 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 to one controlled by the attacker, such as in a shared filesystem or extracted archive, powerline-gitstatus will run arbitrary commands under the attacker's control. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2022-20001.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jaspernbrouwer/powerline-gitstatus/issues/45
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00017.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0057
EPSS Percentile
68.8%
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-77
Status
published
Products (3)
debian/debian_linux
10.0
powerline_gitstatus_project/powerline_gitstatus
< 1.3.2
pypi/powerline-gitstatus
0 - 1.3.2PyPI
Published
Oct 13, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026