CVE-2026-6951

high Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 64% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: April 25, 2026 (76 days ago)
Last Modified: April 25, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in simple-git. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted input to the options argument, bypassing a previous security fix. This incomplete fix allows an attacker to enable certain protocol extensions, which could lead to remote code execution.

CWE

CWE-88

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion PackRed Hat Process Automation 7

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 gist.github.com 🔗 github.com