CVE-2026-102829simple-git: `VISUAL` editor environment variable is omitted from unsafe editor detection
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, higher than 18% of scored CVEs.
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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.
- CVSS
- 9.2 CRITICAL (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78, CWE-184
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.27% (percentile 18)
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
steveukx git-js steveukx:git_js (from the name) | before 2.0.1 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/security/advisories/GHSA-v5rq-49vh-5v5cx-refsource-confirm
- https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/pull/1201x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/commit/68874c239f0c7a87f4a68c3d2c4a0d7c75bb27f4x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/steveukx/git-js/releases/tag/@simple-git/argv-parser@2.0.1x-refsource-misc
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