CVE-2026-102829 (GCVE-0-2026-102829)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-29 18:46 – Updated: 2026-09-30 19:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
simple-git: `VISUAL` editor environment variable is omitted from unsafe editor detection
Summary
simple-git, an interface for running git commands in any node.js application, enables applications to execute Git operations from JavaScript. Prior to 2.0.1 of the argv-parser package, parseEnv omits VISUAL from GitEnvKeys, so prepareEnv drops the value before vulnerabilityCheck can classify it as allowUnsafeEditor. A consuming application that forwards attacker-influenced environment values can therefore allow Git to invoke an attacker-selected editor during operations such as commit amendment or interactive rebase when no higher-priority editor setting overrides VISUAL and Git's terminal prerequisites are met. The executable runs with the privileges of the Node.js process. This issue is fixed in argv-parser 2.0.1.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-30 19:28 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/pull/1201 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/commit/68874c2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/releases/tag/@… | x_refsource_MISC |
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