CVE-2026-32948: sbt: Source dependency feature (via crafted VCS URL) leads to arbitrary code execution on Windows
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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.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-x4ff-q6h8-v7gw
- github.com/sbt/sbt
- github.com/sbt/sbt/commit/1ce945b6b79cbe3cef6c0fe9efbbd2904e0f479e
- github.com/sbt/sbt/commit/3a474ab060df4dbfa825a7e7bc97e00056519800
- github.com/sbt/sbt/releases/tag/v1.12.7
- github.com/sbt/sbt/security/advisories/GHSA-x4ff-q6h8-v7gw
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32948
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