CVE-2022-25853Public exploit

Command execution via shell-interpolated repository path

Published Feb 6, 2023 · Updated Mar 25, 2025

Command injection in all versions of Justin Russell semver-tags allows local users to execute commands via a crafted Git repository path. The getGitTagsRemote function inserts the path between double quotes in a git ls-remote command string and passes that string to child_process.exec without neutralizing shell syntax. Exploitation requires control of the repository path supplied through the CLI or API, and injected commands run with the privileges of the semver-tags process.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability1.08%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in all versions of Justin Russell semver-tags allows local users to execute commands via a crafted Git repository path. The getGitTagsRemote function inserts the path between double quotes in a git ls-remote command string and passes that string to child_process.exec without neutralizing shell syntax. Exploitation requires control of the repository path supplied through the CLI or API, and injected commands run with the privileges of the semver-tags process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-25853
Published
Feb 6, 2023
Updated
Mar 25, 2025
Vendor
Justin Russell
Product
semver-tags
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 6, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <*

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Justin Russell · semver-tagsversion=0 <*

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.4SnykCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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