CVE-2023-53158CWE-78

The gix-transport crate before 0.36.1 for Rust allows command execution via the "gix clone 'ssh://-oProxyCommand=open$IFS" substring

Medium · published July 28, 2025

CVSS v3.1
4.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
8.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.1 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00192 · 8.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Published
2025-07-28T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 JUL 00:00Z
    The gix-transport crate before 0.36.1 for Rust allows command execution via the "gix clone 'ssh://-oProxyCommand=open$IFS" substring
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