Advisory Database
  • Advisories
  • Dependency Scanning
  1. npm
  2. ›
  3. check-branches
  4. ›
  5. CVE-2025-11148

CVE-2025-11148: check-branches is vulnerable to command Injection

September 30, 2025 (updated October 3, 2025)

All versions of the package check-branches are vulnerable to Command Injection.

check-branches is a command-line tool that is interacted with locally, or via CI, to confirm no conflicts exist in git branches.

However, the library follows these conventions which can be abused:

  1. It trusts branch names as they are (plain text)
  2. It spawns git commands by concatenating user input

Since a branch name is potentially a user input - as users can create branches remotely via pull requests, or simply due to privileged access to a repository - it can effectively be abused to run any command.

References

  • gist.github.com/lirantal/054b4ad039a86c418f2c84e3e884d6ec
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-9c4g-fp4r-prrv
  • github.com/puntorigen/check-branches
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11148
  • security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-CHECKBRANCHES-2766494

Code Behaviors & Features

Detect and mitigate CVE-2025-11148 with GitLab Dependency Scanning

Secure your software supply chain by verifying that all open source dependencies used in your projects contain no disclosed vulnerabilities. Learn more about Dependency Scanning →

Affected versions

All versions up to 0.0.19

Solution

Unfortunately, there is no solution available yet.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Learn more about CVSS

Weakness

  • CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
  • CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Source file

npm/check-branches/CVE-2025-11148.yml

Spotted a mistake? Edit the file on GitLab.

  • Site Repo
  • About GitLab
  • Terms
  • Privacy Statement
  • Contact

Page generated Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:17:52 +0000.