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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53158

The gix-transport crate before 0.36.1 for Rust allows command execution via the "gix clone 'ssh://-oProxyCommand=open$IFS" substring.

Published Jul 28, 2025 · catalog updated Jul 28, 2025 · GitoxideLabs

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53158. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of GitoxideLabs is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.21%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor GitoxideLabs gix-transport 0 <0.36.1

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.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor GitoxideLabs gix-transport 0 <0.36.10 <0.36.1

How to fix CVE-2023-53158

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53158. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of GitoxideLabs is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with GitoxideLabs gix-transport 0 <0.36.1 0 <0.36.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.21%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 28, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jul 28, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53158

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53158

    30-day exploitation probability 0.21%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-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.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 29, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
  • EUVDOct 21, 2026