CVE-2020-7630Public exploit

Arbitrary command execution via unquoted remote name

Published Apr 2, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Command injection in git-add-remote 1.0.0 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands through a crafted remote name. The addRemote and addRemote.sync paths concatenate the name directly into a shell command passed to child_process.exec or execSync without quoting or sanitization. Reachability depends on a consuming Node.js application accepting attacker-controlled remote names, and injected commands run with that application's process privileges.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability4.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in git-add-remote 1.0.0 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands through a crafted remote name. The addRemote and addRemote.sync paths concatenate the name directly into a shell command passed to child_process.exec or execSync without quoting or sanitization. Reachability depends on a consuming Node.js application accepting attacker-controlled remote names, and injected commands run with that application's process privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-7630
Published
Apr 2, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Jon Schlinkert
Product
git-add-remote
Classifications
CWE-74, T1059
Attack vector
Unavailable
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 2, 2020CVE 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=All versions including 1.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorUnavailable in this record.
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Jon Schlinkert · git-add-remoteversion=All versions including 1.0.0

Published CVSS scores

9.8GitLab Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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VectorUnavailable
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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