Security readout for executives and security teams
This vulnerability affects ack, a developer search tool. If an affected version searches a directory containing a malicious per-project .ackrc file, that configuration can cause arbitrary code execution. The main business risk is developer workstation or CI compromise when working with untrusted source trees. Exposure is most likely on developer endpoints, build systems, CI images, or review environments using ack 2.00 through 2.11_02 against repositories, archives, or directories supplied by others. Treat as a targeted developer-tool risk, not broad internet exposure. Prioritize environments that process external code, such as engineering laptops, CI workers, security review sandboxes, and contractor workflows. Mitigation focus: Inventory ack or ack-grep versions on developer and CI systems.; Update affected ack installations using trusted vendor or distribution packages.; Avoid running affected ack versions inside untrusted source trees..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/petdance/ack2/issues/399CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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