What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-3785?

CVE-2018-3785 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 4.0%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2018-3785?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2018-3785. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 4.0%.

Git Dummy Commit CVE-2018-3785

CRITICAL

OS Command Injection (CWE-78)

2018-08-17 support@hackerone.com

Command Injection Git Dummy Commit

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 17, 2018 - 13:29 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

1 npm packages depend on git-dummy-commit (1 direct, 0 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 1.3.0.

DescriptionNVD

A command injection in git-dummy-commit v1.3.0 allows os level commands to be executed due to an unescaped parameter.

AnalysisAI

A command injection in git-dummy-commit v1.3.0 allows os level commands to be executed due to an unescaped parameter. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. A command injection in git-dummy-commit v1.3.0 allows os level commands to be executed due to an unescaped parameter. Affected products include: Git-Dummy-Commit Project Git-Dummy-Commit.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.