CVE-2022-29184Network attack vector

Server code execution via Mercurial option injection

Published May 20, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025

Command injection in Thoughtworks GoCD before 22.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute code via a malicious branch name. HgCommand passed branch names and repository URLs as unescaped Mercurial options, allowing a --config alias to replace an hg operation with an arbitrary command. Exploitation requires GoCD administration rights over Mercurial materials or a writable pipelines-as-code repository, and commands run on the server.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability3.69%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Thoughtworks GoCD before 22.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute code via a malicious branch name. HgCommand passed branch names and repository URLs as unescaped Mercurial options, allowing a --config alias to replace an hg operation with an arbitrary command. Exploitation requires GoCD administration rights over Mercurial materials or a writable pipelines-as-code repository, and commands run on the server.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-29184
Published
May 20, 2022
Updated
Apr 23, 2025
Vendor
Thoughtworks
Product
GoCD
Classifications
CWE-77, CWE-88, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 20, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 22.1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Thoughtworks · GoCDversion=< 22.1.0

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.8GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CWE-88Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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