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CVE-2014-6274

S3 and Glacier remotes creds embedded in the git repo were not encrypted

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 26, 2025 at 08:59 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:12 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsGit AnnexAnnex Project Git Annex

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

git-annex had a bug in the S3 and Glacier remotes where if embedcreds=yes was set, and the remote used encryption=pubkey or encryption=hybrid, the embedded AWS credentials were stored in the git repository in (effectively) plaintext, not encrypted as they were supposed to be. This issue affects git-annex: from 3.20121126 before 5.20140919.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Git Annex· Git Annex Project
95%
3.20121126 ≤ v < 5.20140919
Affected range stops below 5.20140919, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Annex Project Git Annex· Git Annex
60%
3.20121126 ≤ v < 5.201409193.20121126
Affected range stops below 5.20140919, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

Product
Source: [email protected]
https://git-annex.branchable.com/upgrades/insecure_embedded_creds/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-311

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