degit up to 2.8.5/3.3.0 exec os command injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in degit up to 2.8.5/3.3.0. This affects the function exec. Executing a manipulation can lead to os command injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-11572. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in degit up to 2.8.5/3.3.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function exec. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Versions of the package degit before 2.8.6, from 3.0.0 and before 3.3.1 are vulnerable to Command Injection due to improper sanitisation of user input for git shell commands directly invoked with exec() method by _cloneWithGit() and fetchRefs() functions. An attacker can execute arbitrary operating system commands as the process user by supplying a specially crafted git repository name.

The advisory is available at security.snyk.io. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-11572 since 06/08/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2.8.6 or 3.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 4ac99e4a4c3f53ca3b5c997bcd7542742ad0c443 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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• degit

Version

• 2.8.0
• 2.8.1
• 2.8.2
• 2.8.3
• 2.8.4
• 2.8.5
• 3.0
• 3.1
• 3.2
• 3.3.0

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• open-source

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