sbt is a build tool for Scala, Java, and others. From version 0.9.5 to before version 1.12.7, on Windows, sbt uses Process("cmd", "/c", ...) to run VCS commands (git, hg, svn). The URI fragment (branch, tag, revision) is user-controlled via the build definition and passed to these commands without validation. Because cmd /c interprets &, |, and ; as command separators, a malicious fragment can execute arbitrary commands. This issue has been patched in version 1.12.7.
Advisories
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-x4ff-q6h8-v7gw sbt: Source dependency feature (via crafted VCS URL) leads to arbitrary code execution on Windows
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History

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description sbt is a build tool for Scala, Java, and others. From version 0.9.5 to before version 1.12.7, on Windows, sbt uses Process("cmd", "/c", ...) to run VCS commands (git, hg, svn). The URI fragment (branch, tag, revision) is user-controlled via the build definition and passed to these commands without validation. Because cmd /c interprets &, |, and ; as command separators, a malicious fragment can execute arbitrary commands. This issue has been patched in version 1.12.7.
Title sbt: Source dependency feature (via crafted VCS URL) leads to arbitrary code execution on Windows
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-24T18:48:30.620Z

Reserved: 2026-03-17T00:05:53.284Z

Link: CVE-2026-32948

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-24T20:16:27.180

Modified: 2026-03-24T20:16:27.180

Link: CVE-2026-32948

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-03-24T18:48:30Z

Links: CVE-2026-32948 - Bugzilla

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