Is CVE-2019-1387 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-1387 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-11-04.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-1387?

CVE-2019-1387 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2019-1387?

Patch guidance is available from git-scm security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2019-1387.

Fix CVE-2019-1387 - HIGH git-scm git

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2019-1387?

11 products: git-scm git, git-scm git, git-scm git, git-scm git, git-scm git, and 6 more.

Description

An issue was found in Git before v2.24.1, v2.23.1, v2.22.2, v2.21.1, v2.20.2, v2.19.3, v2.18.2, v2.17.3, v2.16.6, v2.15.4, and v2.14.6. Recursive clones are currently affected by a vulnerability that is caused by too-lax validation of submodule names, allowing very targeted attacks via remote code execution in recursive clones.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Metadata

Primary Vendor: GIT-SCM
Published: 12/18/2019
Last Modified: 11/4/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

git-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : gitgit-scm : git

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD