{
    "id": "CVE-2015-7545",
    "published": "2016-04-13 15:59:01",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:32:43",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-20",
    "description": "The (1) git-remote-ext and (2) unspecified other remote helper programs in Git before 2.3.10, 2.4.x before 2.4.10, 2.5.x before 2.5.4, and 2.6.x before 2.6.1 do not properly restrict the allowed protocols, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URL in a (a) .gitmodules file or (b) unknown other sources in a submodule.",
    "epss_score": "0.18672",
    "epss_percentile": "0.97191",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-03 18:17:15",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "EPSS 18.7% — above the 10% action threshold."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "canonical",
            "product": "ubuntu_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "git_project",
            "product": "git"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "opensuse",
            "product": "opensuse"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "software_collections"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00066.html",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2515.html",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3435",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/08/5",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/09/8",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/11/7",
        "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html",
        "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html",
        "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78711",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034501",
        "http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.533255",
        "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2835-1",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1269794",
        "https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.3.10.txt",
        "https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.4.10.txt",
        "https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.5.4.txt",
        "https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.6.1.txt",
        "https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git/+/33cfccbbf35a56e190b79bdec5c85457c952a021",
        "https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/10/5/683",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-01",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00066.html",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2515.html",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3435",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/08/5"
    ]
}