CVE-2016-3068

mercurial: command injection via git subrepository urls

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

6.8

CVSS 2.0

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Published · March 29, 2016

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

It was discovered that Mercurial failed to properly check Git sub-repository URLs. A Mercurial repository that includes a Git sub-repository with a specially crafted URL could cause Mercurial to execute arbitrary code.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')