CVE-2014-9938

git: git-prompt.sh does not sanitize branch names in $PS1

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.8

CVSS 3.0

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Published · April 22, 2014

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

It was found that the git-prompt.sh script shipped with git failed to correctly handle branch names containing special characters. A specially crafted git repository could use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands if a user working with the repository configured their shell to include repository information in the prompt.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')