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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2022-33127

The function that calls the diff tool in Diffy 3.4.1 does not properly handle double quotes in a filename when run in a windows environment. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted string.

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5 Nov 2026, 18:20 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2022-33127

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Jun 2022, 19:31 UTC

The function that calls the diff tool in Diffy 3.4.1 does not properly handle double quotes in a filename when run in a windows environment. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted string.

osv:CVE-2022-33127
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-33127",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "The function that calls the diff tool in Diffy 3.4.1 does not properly handle double quotes in a filename when run in a windows environment. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted string.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2022-33127",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "unknown",
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              "type": "GIT",
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                  "fixed": "478f392082b66d38f54a02b4bb9c41be32fd6593"
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                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
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          "versions": [
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:45.091485454Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/samg/diffy/blob/56fd935aea256742f7352b050592542d3d153bf6/CHANGELOG#L1",
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        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-33127",
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 512657,
  "published_at": "2022-06-22T19:31:51+00:00"
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