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Git Annex CVE-2014-6274

| EUVDEUVD-2014-6160 HIGH
Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data (CWE-311)
2025-06-26 security@debian.org
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SUSE
HIGH
qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Patch released
Mar 31, 2026 - 21:13 nvd
Patch available
EUVD ID Assigned
Mar 15, 2026 - 23:54 euvd
EUVD-2014-6160
Analysis Generated
Mar 15, 2026 - 23:54 vuln.today
CVE Published
Jun 26, 2025 - 21:15 nvd
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

git-annex had a bug in the S3 and Glacier remotes where if embedcreds=yes was set, and the remote used encryption=pubkey or encryption=hybrid, the embedded AWS credentials were stored in the git repository in (effectively) plaintext, not encrypted as they were supposed to be. This issue affects git-annex: from 3.20121126 before 5.20140919.

Analysis

git-annex had a bug in the S3 and Glacier remotes where if embedcreds=yes was set, and the remote used encryption=pubkey or encryption=hybrid, the embedded AWS credentials were stored in the git repository in (effectively) plaintext, not encrypted as they were supposed to be. This issue affects git-annex: from 3.20121126 before 5.20140919.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data (CWE-311).

RemediationAI

Monitor vendor advisories for patches. Apply mitigations such as network segmentation, access restrictions, and monitoring.

Vendor StatusVendor

Debian

git-annex
Release Status Fixed Version Urgency
bullseye fixed 8.20210223-2 -
bookworm fixed 10.20230126-3 -
trixie fixed 10.20250416-2 -
forky, sid fixed 10.20251029-1 -
wheezy not-affected - -
(unstable) fixed 5.20140919 -

SUSE

Severity: High

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