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    CVE-2022-42906

    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.

    Published:Oct 13, 2022
    Last Modified:May 15, 2025
    EPS:Oct 13, 2022
    EPSS Score:0.00068
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Powerline Gitstatus Project
    Product
    Powerline Gitstatus

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High