Vulnerability in Git-for-windows Git
CVE-2022-41953
Git GUI is a convenient graphical tool that comes with Git for Windows. Its target audience is users who are uncomfortable with using Git on the command-line. Git GUI has a function to clone repositories. Immediately after the local clone…
EPSS: 0.007 (72.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Git-for-windows Git — versions < 2.39.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-v4px-mx59-w99c (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/pull/4219 (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/commit/7360767e8dfc1895a932324079f7d45d7791d39f (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://www.tcl.tk/man/tcl8.6/TclCmd/exec.html#M23 (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-41953?
- CVE-2022-41953 is a high-severity vulnerability in Git-for-windows Git, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2023-01-17.
- How severe is CVE-2022-41953?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-41953 known to be exploited?
- 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.