CVE•Published 2026-04-25•Modified 2026-07-15•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-6951Simple-git_project · Simple-git

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 45% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')CWE-88Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

Description

Versions of the package simple-git before 3.36.0 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to an incomplete fix for [CVE-2022-25912](https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SIMPLEGIT-3112221) that blocks the -c option but not the equivalent --config form. If untrusted input can reach the options argument passed to simple-git, an attacker may still achieve remote code execution by enabling protocol.ext.allow=always and using an ext:: clone source.

Timeline

Published 2026-04-25

Modified 2026-07-15

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-6951

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Simple-git Project Simple-git"

All exposed Simple-git Project Simple-git instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Simple-git"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Simple-git" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-6951