CVE-2022-42906

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    CVE-2022-42906

    Published: 13 Oct 2022Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://github.com/jaspernbrouwer/powerline-gitstatus/releases/tag/v1.3.2, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/42xxx/CVE-2022-42906.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42906, https://github.com/jaspernbrouwer/powerline-gitstatus/issues/45, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00017.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -fe8e963b3489e4cceaa2c1f26f2bcc2ef405364c

    Affected versions

    v1.3.1
    v1.3.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    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
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