Is CVE-2017-8386 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-8386 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-8386?

CVE-2017-8386 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2017-8386?

Patch guidance is available from git security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2017-8386.

Fix CVE-2017-8386 - HIGH git git-shell

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2017-8386?

10 products: git git-shell, opensuse leap, debian debian linux, canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, and 5 more.

Description

git-shell in git before 2.4.12, 2.5.x before 2.5.6, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.8.x before 2.8.5, 2.9.x before 2.9.4, 2.10.x before 2.10.3, 2.11.x before 2.11.2, and 2.12.x before 2.12.3 might allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a repository name that starts with a - (dash) character.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Metadata

Primary Vendor: GIT
Published: 6/1/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

git : git-shellopensuse : leapdebian : debian_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxfedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedora

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD