CVE-2017-1000117

HIGHEPSS 100th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

Description

A malicious third-party can give a crafted "ssh://..." URL to an unsuspecting victim, and an attempt to visit the URL can result in any program that exists on the victim's machine being executed. Such a URL could be placed in the .gitmodules file of a malicious project, and an unsuspecting victim could be tricked into running "git clone --recurse-submodules" to trigger the vulnerability.

CWE-601Open Redirect

How to fix

Remediation Available

gitDebian

Fixed in:1:2.14.1-1CVE-2017-1000117

gitUbuntu

Fixed in:1:1.9.1-1ubuntu0.6USN-3387-1

Fixed in:1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.2USN-3387-1

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

77.82%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory5

Other references7

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-601 (Open Redirect) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-4123	High	7.6	98%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-11784	Medium	4.3	94%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-22881	Medium	6.1	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-45402	Medium	6.1	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-10098	Medium	6.1	74%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8143	Medium	6.1	70%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2017-1000117?

Published advisories record a fix for 2 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2017-1000117 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2017-1000117 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 77.8% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2017-1000117?

CVE-2017-1000117 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2017-1000117 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for git (Debian), git (Ubuntu). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.