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Critical Injection exploit reference

CVE-2022-25860 — Remote code execution in simple-git

Versions of the package simple-git before 3.16.0 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via the clone(), pull(), push() and listRemote() methods, due to improper input sanitization. This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix of [CVE-2022-25912](https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SIMPLEGIT-3112221).

Published Jan 26, 2023 · Updated Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP, GitHub Security Advisories · CNA: snyk

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.
How the score was calculated
  • EPSS 2.7% (30-day exploitation probability)+13
  • Technical severity (critical)+10
  • CISA SSVC: exploitation "poc"+5

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation
Not confirmed
Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.
EPSS FIRST
2.71%
ahead of 86% of scored CVEs · Oct 29, 2026
Affects
Simple-git Project
Simple-git
CVSS base
9.8
Critical · 4 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation
Proof of concept
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
No
can an attacker script the kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Total
partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

  • Documented patch — github.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
  • Documented patch — github.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
  • Npm Simple-git: fixed in version 3.16.0 — github.com (GitHub Security Advisories)

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

  1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Simple-git Project Simple-git, Npm Simple-git).
  2. The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
  3. Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
  4. Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (injection), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

VendorProductVersionsStatusSource
Simple-git Project Simple-git < 3.16.0 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Npm Simple-git < 3.16.0 Vulnerable GitHub Security Advisories

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

ScoreVersionSeverityExpl.ImpactScored by
9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical 3.9 5.9 nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database
9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical — — GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories
8.1 CVSS 3.1 High 2.2 5.9 report@snyk.io via NIST National Vulnerability Database
8.1 CVSS 3.1 High — — snyk via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov)
Scoring entities (NIST, CNA, ADP) score independently; each score is shown with its origin. For prioritization we use 9.8 (NVD (NIST)) as a conservative provisional reference — not a definitive official score.

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-94 · Code Injection

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 26, 2026 → Oct 29, 2026 · 4 reading(s) · max 2.71%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

  • Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
  • Look for parameters with command/query metacharacters and unexpected child processes of the service.
web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPSapplication logsendpoint telemetry (EDR)

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

  • 2026
  • Fix documented
    Oct 26, 2026 · GitHub Security Advisories
  • Affected products added · npm/simple-git
    Oct 26, 2026 · GitHub Security Advisories
  • SSVC assessment updated
    Oct 26, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • Record published
    Oct 26, 2026
  • Fix documented
    Oct 26, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Affected products added · simple-git project/simple-git
    Oct 26, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • CVSS changed · 9.8
    Oct 26, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Source status changed · → Modified
    Oct 26, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Record created in this database
    Oct 26, 2026 · Alertas do Telegram
  • 2023
  • CVE published
    Jan 26, 2023 · snyk

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

  • 2× References added · Oct 26, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026
  • 1× Official description updated · Oct 26, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026

References

5 on the record

Elsewhere on this site

Simple-git Project
every CVE for this vendor
Injection
same class
CWE-94
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

  • CVE-2026-102827 simple-git: unsafe-operations plugin bypass via git long-option abbreviation (--receive-p/--exe) -> command execution (residual of CVE-2026-28291) Sep 29, 2026
  • CVE-2026-102828 simple-git unsafe-operation guard does not block trailer command configuration Sep 29, 2026
  • CVE-2026-102826 simple-git allows command execution through unblocked Git configuration includes Sep 29, 2026
  • CVE-2026-6951 Code Injection in Simple-git Project Simple-git Apr 25, 2026
  • CVE-2026-28291 simple-git has Command Execution via Option-Parsing Bypass Apr 13, 2026
  • CVE-2026-28292 simple-git has blockUnsafeOperationsPlugin bypass via case-insensitive protocol.allow config key that enables RCE Mar 10, 2026

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

  • No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
  • No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
  • No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2022-25860 is "Remote code execution in simple-git", rated Critical. It affects Simple-git (Simple-git Project); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 9.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 2.71% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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