Description
In Sapling SCM prior to v0.2.20260929-102736, control characters were allowed to be embedded in Git subtree URLs. A maliciously constructed repository, if cloned by a target, could trigger code execution on otherwise read-only actions such as sl log/blame/annotate.
References1
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 2 · as of 10 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-150
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