CVE-2023-53158

Description

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.

Reserved 2025-07-28 | Published 2025-07-28 | Updated 2025-07-28 | Assigner mitre

Problem types

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 0.36.1
affected

References

rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2023-0064.html

github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/pull/1032

github.com/advisories/GHSA-rrjw-j4m2-mf34

crates.io/crates/gix-transport

cve.org (CVE-2023-53158)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2023-53158)

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