CVE-2024-38448: GNU Global

Critical severity, CVSS 9.1. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

htags in GNU Global through 6.6.12 allows code execution in situations where dbpath (aka -d) is untrusted, because shell metacharacters may be used.

Affected products

• GNU Global: before 6.6.12 (fixed in 6.6.12)

Published 2024-06-16. Last modified 2026-06-17.