Vulnerability in J6t Git-Gui

CVE-2025-46835

Git GUI allows you to use the Git source control management tools via a GUI. When a user clones an untrusted repository and is tricked into editing a file located in a maliciously named directory in the repository, then Git GUI can create and overwrite files for which the user has write permission. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.43.7, 2.44.4, 2.45.4, 2.46.4, 2.47.3, 2.48.2, 2.49.1, and 2.50.1.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-46835: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • J6t Git-Gui — versions < 2.43.7, >= 2.44.0, < 2.44.4, >= 2.45.0, < 2.45.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-46835?
CVE-2025-46835 is a high-severity vulnerability in J6t Git-Gui, classified under Argument Injection. CVSS score: 8.5/10. Published 2025-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-46835?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-46835 known to be exploited?
6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.