Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 24, 2026· Updated Mar 26, 2026
sbt: Source dependency feature (via crafted VCS URL) leads to arbitrary code execution on Windows
CVE-2026-32948
Description
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 packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.scala-sbt:sbtMaven | >= 0.9.5, < 1.12.8 | 1.12.8 |
Affected products
2Patches
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References
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-x4ff-q6h8-v7gwghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32948ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/sbt/sbt/commit/1ce945b6b79cbe3cef6c0fe9efbbd2904e0f479eghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/sbt/sbt/commit/3a474ab060df4dbfa825a7e7bc97e00056519800ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/sbt/sbt/releases/tag/v1.12.7ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/sbt/sbt/security/advisories/GHSA-x4ff-q6h8-v7gwghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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