CVE-2015-8969

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 2.5%, top 15% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 5%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

git-fastclone before 1.0.5 passes user modifiable strings directly to a shell command. An attacker can execute malicious commands by modifying the strings that are passed as arguments to "cd " and "git clone " commands in the library.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
90.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

November 3, 2016

Last Modified

May 6, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated May 9, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

HackerOne

https://hackerone.com/reports/105190
generic

1.0.5 cocaine security fixes by longboardcat · Pull Request #5 · square/git-fastclone · GitHub

https://github.com/square/git-fastclone/pull/5
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81433

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
RubyGems(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
git-fastclone0.0.0 ... 1.0.4 (7 versions)1.0.5—

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 37× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2015-8969?
CVE-2015-8969 is a critical vulnerability published on November 3, 2016. git-fastclone before 1.0.5 passes user modifiable strings directly to a shell command. An attacker can execute malicious commands by modifying the strings that are passed as arguments to "cd " and "git clone " commands in the library.
When was CVE-2015-8969 disclosed?
CVE-2015-8969 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 3, 2016, with the most recent update on May 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2015-8969 actively exploited?
CVE-2015-8969 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 90.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-8969?
CVE-2015-8969 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2015-8969?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2015-8969, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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