GitHub Copilot CLI: Nested Bare Repository Can Execute Arbitrary Commands via core.fsmonitor
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GHSA-9ccr-r5hg-74gf | GitHub Copilot CLI: Nested Bare Repository Can Execute Arbitrary Commands via core.fsmonitor |
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.350% probability within 30 days)
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:github:copilot-cli:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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cvssV3_1
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| Description | GitHub Copilot CLI brings AI-powered coding assistance directly to your command line. Prior to 1.0.43, a security vulnerability has been identified in GitHub Copilot CLI where a malicious bare git repository nested inside a project directory can achieve arbitrary code execution when the agent performs git operations. By exploiting git's automatic bare repository discovery during directory traversal, an attacker can set core.fsmonitor or other executable config keys to run arbitrary commands without user awareness or approval. The vulnerability arises because git's core.fsmonitor config key (and 15+ similar keys such as core.hookspath, diff.external, merge.tool, etc.) can specify arbitrary shell commands that git will execute as part of normal operations like status, diff, or rev-parse. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.43. | |
| Title | GitHub Copilot CLI: Nested Bare Repository Can Execute Arbitrary Commands via core.fsmonitor | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-696 | |
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cvssV4_0
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