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Critical CVE-2026-102829 flaw reported in simple-git

Original: 🚨 CVE-2026-102829 — CVSS 9.2 CRITICAL simple-git, an interface for running git commands in any node.js application, enab

A critical vulnerability, CVE-2026-102829 with a CVSS score of 9.2, has been disclosed in simple-git, the widely used Node.js package for running Git commands from JavaScript. The flaw stems from the argv-parser package, where versions before 2.0.1 omit VISUAL from the GitEnvKeys in parseEnv, affecting how prepareEnv handles the environment. Developers are being urged to check their dependencies and update.

Why now: A newly disclosed maximum-severity vulnerability in a popular npm package forces Node.js developers to assess exposure urgently.

simple-git argv-parser CVE-2026-102829 npm Node.js

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🚨 CVE-2026-102829 — CVSS 9.2 CRITICAL simple-git, an interface for running git commands in any node.js application, enables applications to execute Git operations from JavaScript. Prior to 2.0.1 of the argv-parser package, parseEnv omits VISUAL from GitEnvKeys, so prepareEnv… · stemshop

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