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GHSA-g4xg-fxmg-vcg5

CRITICAL

GHSA-g4xg-fxmg-vcg5 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in ripgrep. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-g4xg-fxmg-vcg5 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.

OS command injection in ripgrep

Also known asCVE-2021-3013RUSTSEC-2021-0071
Published
Aug 5, 2021
Updated
Nov 8, 2023
Affected
2 pkgs
Patched
2 / 2
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Nov 8, 2023 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Real-World Exposure

2 pkgs affected
🦀ripgrep🦀grep-cli

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Description

ripgrep before 13 on Windows allows attackers to trigger execution of arbitrary programs from the current working directory via the -z/--search-zip or --pre flag.

Affected Packages

2 total 2 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🦀crates.ioripgrepall versions13.0.0
🦀crates.iogrep-cliall versions0.1.6

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for ripgrep. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

  2. Fix

    Update ripgrep to 13.0.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-g4xg-fxmg-vcg5 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-g4xg-fxmg-vcg5 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-g4xg-fxmg-vcg5. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

ripgrep before 13 on Windows allows attackers to trigger execution of arbitrary programs from the current working directory via the -z/--search-zip or --pre flag.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-g4xg-fxmg-vcg5 in your dependencies?

O3 detects GHSA-g4xg-fxmg-vcg5 across crates.io dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.