CVE-2023-53158
July 28, 2025
The gix-transport crate before 0.36.1 for Rust allows command execution via the "gix clone 'ssh://-oProxyCommand=open$IFS" substring. NOTE: this was discovered before CVE-2024-32884, a similar vulnerability (involving a username field) that is more difficult to exploit.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=gix-transport-v0.25.4 <gix-transport-v0.36.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version gix-transport-v0.36.1gix-transport (RUST):
Affected version(s) >=0.25.4 <0.36.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.36.1Related Resources (7)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
LOW
Subsequent System Integrity
LOW
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.1
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.02
