CVE-2026-28291

simple-git has Command Execution via Option-Parsing Bypass

Published Apr 13, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
simple-git enables running native Git commands from JavaScript. Versions up to and including 3.31.1 allow execution of arbitrary commands through Git option manipulation, bypassing safety checks meant to block dangerous options like -u and --upload-pack. The flaw stems from an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-25860, as Git's flexible option parsing allows numerous character combinations (e.g., -vu, -4u, -nu) to circumvent the regular-expression-based blocklist in the unsafe operations plugin. Due to the virtually infinite number of valid option variants that Git accepts, a complete blocklist-based mitigation may be infeasible without fully emulating Git's option parsing behavior. This issue has been fixed in version 3.32.0.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-jcxm-m3jx-f287 simple-git Affected by Command Execution via Option-Parsing Bypass
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Simple-git Project
Simple-git Project simple-git
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:simple-git_project:simple-git:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Simple-git Project
Simple-git Project simple-git
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Steveukx
Steveukx git-js
Vendors & Products Steveukx
Steveukx git-js
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description simple-git enables running native Git commands from JavaScript. Versions up to and including 3.31.1 allow execution of arbitrary commands through Git option manipulation, bypassing safety checks meant to block dangerous options like -u and --upload-pack. The flaw stems from an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-25860, as Git's flexible option parsing allows numerous character combinations (e.g., -vu, -4u, -nu) to circumvent the regular-expression-based blocklist in the unsafe operations plugin. Due to the virtually infinite number of valid option variants that Git accepts, a complete blocklist-based mitigation may be infeasible without fully emulating Git's option parsing behavior. This issue has been fixed in version 3.32.0.
Title simple-git has Command Execution via Option-Parsing Bypass
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jul 15, 2026, 1:11 AM
Reserved
Feb 26, 2026, 1:52 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 13, 2026, 6:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 10:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Apr 13, 2026, 5:15 PM