CVE security advisories and vulnerability history for bash by gnu.
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gnu bash has 18 published CVE records since 2000, of which 3 are in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and 11 have a known public exploit. The average CVSS base score across scored CVEs is 8.2.
This page aggregates every publicly disclosed vulnerability (CVE) affecting gnu bash, with a severity breakdown, the affected and patched versions, the most common weakness types, and the full CVE list.
How the CVSS severity of gnu bash's CVEs breaks down, plus how many are exploited in the wild or have public exploit code.
11 additional CVEs have no CVSS severity score.
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
3
3 of gnu bash's CVEs are confirmed exploited in the wild.
Public exploits
11
11 of gnu bash's CVEs have a known public exploit available.
Browse every gnu bash version named in a CVE, then pick one to see only the CVEs that affect it.
18 CVEs
Added to CISA KEV 2025-10-02
Added to CISA KEV 2022-01-28
Added to CISA KEV 2022-01-28
The CWE weakness categories most often found in gnu bash CVEs. Follow any weakness for its full explanation.
How many gnu bash CVEs were published each year.
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Common questions about gnu bash vulnerabilities.
gnu bash has 18 published CVE records since 2000.
Yes — 3 of gnu bash's CVEs are listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirmed exploited in the wild and carrying a CISA remediation deadline.
Yes — 11 of gnu bash's CVEs have a known public exploit.
2 distinct gnu bash versions are named across its CVEs. Use the version filter above to see the CVEs affecting a specific version.
gnu bash's CVEs most often map to these CWE weakness types: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')), CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer), CWE-273 (Improper Check for Dropped Privileges), CWE-416 (Use After Free).
gnu bash has 2 critical and 4 high-severity CVEs.
The average CVSS base score across gnu bash's scored CVEs is 8.2.
Vulnerability data is sourced from the CVE Program; severity, KEV, and exploit signals are aggregated by RadicalNotion.AI.
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