Critical severity · published Apr 25, 2026
CVE-2026-6951
Versions of the package simple-git before 3.36.0 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to an incomplete fix for…
9.8
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Versions of the package simple-git before 3.36.0 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to an incomplete fix for [CVE-2022-25912](https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SIMPLEGIT-3112221) that blocks the -c option but not the equivalent --config form. If untrusted input can reach the options argument passed to simple-git, an attacker may still achieve remote code execution by enabling protocol.ext.allow=always and using an ext:: clone source.
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)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OR
org.webjars.npm:simple-git ·
0 · source: vendor
SI
simple-git ·
before 3.36.0 · source: vendor, NVD
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6951
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6951
Exploit
https://gist.github.com/KKC73/02d1d97f3410756095b501fda0ac8ca6
Patch
https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/commit/89a2294febed5dfe737c4c735d936bb6018746a8
security.snyk.io
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-16300211
Exploit
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SIMPLEGIT-15456078
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6951
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2461750