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CVE-2019-1387 — An issue was found in Git before v2

An issue was found in Git before v2.24.1, v2.23.1, v2.22.2, v2.21.1, v2.20.2, v2.19.3, v2.18.2, v2.17.3, v2.16.6, v2.15.4, and v2.14.6. Recursive clones are currently affected by a vulnerability that is caused by too-lax validation of submodule names, allowing very targeted attac

CVSS
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EPSS
2.36% (top 15.30%)
CWE
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Published
2019-12-18T20:11:53.000Z
Last modified
2025-11-04T16:09:13.231Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

An issue was found in Git before v2.24.1, v2.23.1, v2.22.2, v2.21.1, v2.20.2, v2.19.3, v2.18.2, v2.17.3, v2.16.6, v2.15.4, and v2.14.6. Recursive clones are currently affected by a vulnerability that is caused by too-lax validation of submodule names, allowing very targeted attacks via remote code execution in recursive clones.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Microsoft CorporationGitBefore v2.24.1, Before v2.23.1, Before v2.22.2, Before v2.21.1, Before v2.20.2, Before v2.19.3, Before v2.18.2, Before v2.17.3, Before v2.16.6, Before v2.15.4, Before v2.14.6

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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