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sbt: Source dependency feature (via crafted VCS URL) leads to arbitrary code execution on Windows
Type: advisorySources: OSV
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.
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- Affected versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2026-32948
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 15:03 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
sbt: Source dependency feature (via crafted VCS URL) leads to arbitrary code execution on Windows
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 24 Mar 2026, 18:48 UTC
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.
osv:CVE-2026-32948
Complete source record
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