CVE-2022-42968

Gitea before 1.17.3 does not sanitize and escape refs in the git backend. Arguments to git commands are mishandled.

Published: 2022-10-16 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-42968 is rated Moderate Risk (60.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.05%). Review affected assets and schedule 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-2022-42968

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 0.95% 1.05% +0.10%
2 2026-05-29 0.66% 0.95% +0.30%
3 2026-05-22 — 0.66% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-42968

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/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]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/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 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-42968

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-42968

GHSA-w8xw-7crf-h23x · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: go — Gitea vulnerable to Argument Injection

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-42968

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2022-42968: 1 source package rows (gitea); 29 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-community, 3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 7, open 22. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-42968
gentoo low CVE-2022-42968: 1 GLSA(s) (202210-14), 1 atom(s) (www-apps/gitea); latest impact low. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-42968
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-42968

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-42968

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gitea gitea < 1.17.3 cpe:2.3:a:gitea:gitea:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-42968

URL Tags
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/21463 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/tag/v1.17.3 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-14 Third Party Advisory
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