CVE-2015-7545

The (1) git-remote-ext and (2) unspecified other remote helper programs in Git before 2.3.10, 2.4.x before 2.4.10, 2.5.x before 2.5.4, and 2.6.x before 2.6.1 do not properly restrict the allowed protocols, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a URL in a (a) .gitmodules file or (b) unknown other sources in a submodule.

Published: 2016-04-13 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-7545 is rated High Risk (68.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 20.14%, 97th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-7545

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 31.25% 20.14% -11.11%
2 2026-05-13 34.73% 31.25% -3.48%
3 2026-03-04 — 34.73% —

Full EPSS history (46 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-7545

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-7545

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-7545

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2015-7545 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (git), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7545
gentoo normal CVE-2015-7545: 1 GLSA(s) (201605-01), 1 atom(s) (dev-vcs/git); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2015-7545
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7545
suse medium CVE-2015-7545 severity moderate: SUSE including 19 source package names (git-1.8.5.6-15.1, git-arch-1.8.5.6-15.1, …), 57 product×package rows across 28 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, SUSE Enterprise Storage 6, … (28 product lines)): Fixed 43, Known Not Affected 14. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7545/
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-7545 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (git), 5 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily): released 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7545

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-7545

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
git_project git <= 2.3.9 cpe:2.3:a:git_project:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git_project git 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:git_project:git:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git_project git 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:git_project:git:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git_project git 2.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:git_project:git:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git_project git 2.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:git_project:git:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git_project git 2.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:git_project:git:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git_project git 2.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:git_project:git:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git_project git 2.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:git_project:git:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git_project git 2.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:git_project:git:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git_project git 2.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:git_project:git:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git_project git 2.4.9 cpe:2.3:a:git_project:git:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git_project git 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:git_project:git:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git_project git 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:git_project:git:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git_project git 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:git_project:git:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git_project git 2.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:git_project:git:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
git_project git 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:git_project:git:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat software_collections 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:software_collections:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 15.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 15.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 13.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 13.2 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-7545

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00066.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2515.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3435
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/08/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/09/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/11/7
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78711
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034501
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.533255
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2835-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1269794
https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.3.10.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.4.10.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.5.4.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.6.1.txt
https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/git/git/+/33cfccbbf35a56e190b79bdec5c85457c952a021
https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/10/5/683
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-01
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