CVE-2020-5260: git git

Affected products, as the CNA wrote them
Vendor	Product	Versions
git	git	affected < 2.17.4 affected >= 2.18.0, < 2.18.3 affected >= 2.19.0, 2.19.4 affected >= 2.20.0, < 2.20.3 affected >= 2.21.0, < 2.21.2 affected >= 2.22.0, < 2.22.3 affected >= 2.23.0, < 2.23.2 affected >= 2.24.0, < 2.24.2 affected >= 2.25.0, < 2.25.3 affected >= 2.26.0, < 2.26.1

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Severity and exploitation

Score	Rating	CVSS	Vector	Source
9.3	Critical	3.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N	CNA (GitHub_M)

CISA KEV Not listed.
EPSS 0.15, the 96th percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

This record came from the full history of the CVE Program, published 14 Apr 2020. New records show when each source confirmed them.

Sources

References from the CNA

github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-qm7j-c969-7j4q confirm
github.com/git/git/commit/9a6bbee8006c24b46a85d29e7b38cfa79e9ab21b
lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqy2qy7xn8.fsf%40gitster.c.googlers.com/
www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4657 vendor-advisorydebian
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00010.html mailing-listmlist
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/15/5 mailing-listmlist
packetstormsecurity.com/files/157250/Git-Credential-Helper-Protocol-Newline-Injection.html
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/15/6 mailing-listmlist
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00027.html vendor-advisorysuse
support.apple.com/kb/HT211141 confirm
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XPCEOIFLLEF24L6GLVJVFZX4CREDEHDF/ vendor-advisoryfedora
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/20/1 mailing-listmlist
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-13 vendor-advisorygentoo
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7TVS5UG6JD3MYIGSBKMIOS6AF7CR5IPI/ vendor-advisoryfedora
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PN3FUOXKX3AXTULYV53ACABER2W2FSOU/ vendor-advisoryfedora
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MOCTR2SEHCPSCOVUQJAGFPGKFMI2VE6V/ vendor-advisoryfedora
usn.ubuntu.com/4329-1/ vendor-advisoryubuntu
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/74Q7WVJ6FKLIN62VS2JD2XCNWK5TNKOW/ vendor-advisoryfedora
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html vendor-advisorysuse

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