Critical severity · published Sep 29, 2026
CVE-2026-102827
simple-git: unsafe-operations plugin bypass via git long-option abbreviation (--receive-p/--exe) -> command execution (residual of CVE-2026-28291)
9.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
simple-git, an interface for running git commands in any node.js application, enables applications to execute Git operations from JavaScript. Prior to 4.0.0, the default blockUnsafeOperationsPlugin compares parsed option names with literal dangerous option spellings while Git accepts unambiguous long-option abbreviations. Attacker-influenced push arguments such as abbreviated --receive-pack or --exec forms can therefore bypass detectVulnerableFlags, reach git push against a local or file remote or an attacker-influenced receive-pack target, and cause Git to invoke an attacker-selected command in consumers that expose those arguments. The clone-side abbreviation handling does not protect the push path. This issue is fixed in 4.0.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
git-js · steveukx
< 4.0.0 · source: vendor
SI
Simple-git · Simple-git Project
before 4.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102827
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-102827
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/security/advisories/GHSA-858h-whjf-mvg5
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/pull/1193
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/commit/98864c678444d9336357c844efa4fd5a7984c0d7
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/releases/tag/simple-git@4.0.0
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