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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-8969 · published 3 November 2016

CVE-2015-8969: Squareup git-fastclone command injection vulnerability

Squareup · Git Fastclone

git-fastclone before 1.0.5 passes user modifiable strings directly to a shell command. An attacker can execute malicious commands by modifying the strings that are passed as arguments to "cd " and "git clone " commands in the library.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 4.8% · top 8.4% CWE-77 · Command injection
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 10.0
4.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

git-fastclone before 1.0.5 passes user modifiable strings directly to a shell command. An attacker can execute malicious commands by modifying the strings that are passed as arguments to "cd " and "git clone " commands in the library.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81433 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/square/git-fastclone/pull/5 Vendor Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/105190 ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81433 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://github.com/square/git-fastclone/pull/5 Vendor Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/105190 ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-8969), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.