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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-61659

bash-git-prompt 2.6.1 through 2.7.1 insecurely uses the /tmp/git-index-private$$ file, which has a predictable name.

Published Sep 29, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2025 · bash-git-prompt 2.6.1 through 2.7.1

Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-61659. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of bash-git-prompt 2.6.1 through 2.7.1 is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (bash-git-prompt 2.6.1 through 2.7.1).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.14%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor magicmonty bash-git-prompt 2.6.1 ≤2.7.1

bash-git-prompt 2.6.1 through 2.7.1 insecurely uses the /tmp/git-index-private$$ file, which has a predictable name.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor magicmonty bash-git-prompt 2.6.1 ≤2.7.12.6.1 ≤2.7.1

How to fix CVE-2025-61659

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-2025-61659. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of bash-git-prompt 2.6.1 through 2.7.1 is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with magicmonty bash-git-prompt 2.6.1 ≤2.7.1 2.6.1 ≤2.7.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.14%. 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. Sep 29, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    bash-git-prompt 2.6.1 through 2.7.1 insecurely uses the /tmp/git-index-private$$ file, which has a predictable name.

  2. Oct 15, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    bash-git-prompt 2.6.1 through 2.7.1 insecurely uses the /tmp/git-index-private$$ file, which has a predictable name.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-61659

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-61659

    30-day exploitation probability 0.14%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-31584

    bash-git-prompt 2.6.1 through 2.7.1 insecurely uses the /tmp/git-index-private$$ file, which has a predictable name.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgOct 23, 2026
  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • EUVDOct 23, 2026