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.
Published: 2025-07-28
Score: 4.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-59769 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-rrjw-j4m2-mf34 gix-transport code execution vulnerability
History

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title gix-transport: gix Command Execution Vulnerability
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gitoxidelabs
Gitoxidelabs gix-transport
Vendors & Products Gitoxidelabs
Gitoxidelabs gix-transport

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Gitoxidelabs Gix-transport
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-07-28T17:24:12.615Z

Reserved: 2025-07-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-53158

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-28T17:24:08.784Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-07-28T01:15:24.837

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2023-53158

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-07-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-53158 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-29T10:01:03Z

Weaknesses