CVE-2026-28291

HIGH

simple-git has Command Execution via Option-Parsing Bypass

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

simple-git enables running native Git commands from JavaScript. Versions up to and including 3.31.1 allow execution of arbitrary commands through Git option manipulation, bypassing safety checks meant to block dangerous options like -u and --upload-pack. The flaw stems from an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-25860, as Git's flexible option parsing allows numerous character combinations (e.g., -vu, -4u, -nu) to circumvent the regular-expression-based blocklist in the unsafe operations plugin. Due to the virtually infinite number of valid option variants that Git accepts, a complete blocklist-based mitigation may be infeasible without fully emulating Git's option parsing behavior. This issue has been fixed in version 3.32.0.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.0064
EPSS Percentile 45.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (3)
npm/simple-git 0 - 3.32.0npm
simple-git_project/simple-git < 3.32.0
steveukx/git-js < 3.32.0
Published Apr 13, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 13, 2026