CVE-2020-36650

Command execution via shell-interpreted Git arguments

Published Jan 11, 2023 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Command injection in Ionică Bizău gry before 6.0.0 allows attackers to execute operating-system commands through Git command inputs. Gry.exec concatenates its command argument into a shell command when no argument array is supplied, so shell metacharacters are interpreted. Exploitation requires a consuming application to pass attacker-controlled text to an affected Git operation, and commands run with that application's privileges.

CVSS severity8.0
High
EPSS probability2.09%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Ionică Bizău gry before 6.0.0 allows attackers to execute operating-system commands through Git command inputs. Gry.exec concatenates its command argument into a shell command when no argument array is supplied, so shell metacharacters are interpreted. Exploitation requires a consuming application to pass attacker-controlled text to an affected Git operation, and commands run with that application's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-36650
Published
Jan 11, 2023
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Ionică Bizău
Product
gry
Classifications
CWE-77, T1059
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 11, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=5.x

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Ionică Bizău · gryversion=5.x

Published CVSS scores

5.2VulDBAV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
5.5VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
8.0NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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