# GitHub CLI can execute a git binary from the current directory

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/github-cli-can-execute-a-git-binary-from-the-current-directory-64290d0c  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-02-11  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Severity: info · Published 2022-02-11

GitHub CLI can execute a git binary from the current directory

Technologies: [github.com/cli/cli (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-cli-cli). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is This vulnerability exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of This vulnerability being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is This vulnerability?** Informational severity, published 11 February 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/cli/cli (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.2.1.

**Is there a fix for This vulnerability?** Yes. github.com/cli/cli (Go): upgrade to 1.2.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected?** Check whether you run github.com/cli/cli (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/cli/cli (Go): upgrade to 1.2.1 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/cli/cli@v1.2.1
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/cli/cli (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.2.1

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