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.
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | simple-git: `VISUAL` editor environment variable is omitted from unsafe editor detection | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-184 CWE-78 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2026-09-29T18:46:58.476Z
Updated: 2026-09-30T19:28:41.888Z
Reserved: 2026-09-29T17:25:25.265Z
Link: CVE-2026-102829
Updated: 2026-09-30T19:28:28.835Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-09-29T19:17:25.367
Modified: 2026-09-30T20:17:24.433
Link: CVE-2026-102829
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