Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals. When Git asks for credentials via a terminal prompt (i.e. without using any credential helper), it prints out the host name for which the user is expected to provide a username and/or a password. At this stage, any URL-encoded parts have been decoded already, and are printed verbatim. This allows attackers to craft URLs that contain ANSI escape sequences that the terminal interpret to confuse users e.g. into providing passwords for trusted Git hosting sites when in fact they are then sent to untrusted sites that are under the attacker's control. This issue has been patch via commits `7725b81` and `c903985` which are included in release versions v2.48.1, v2.47.2, v2.46.3, v2.45.3, v2.44.3, v2.43.6, v2.42.4, v2.41.3, and v2.40.4. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid cloning from untrusted URLs, especially recursive clones.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 2.1 (LOW)
- CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X)
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.7
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade git-instawebUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade gitUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-emailUpgrade gitk | Jul 24, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade git | Aug 8, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade git-instawebUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-svnUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade gitUpgrade git-p4Upgrade gitkUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-debuginfo | Jan 27, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade git-allUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-svnUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade gitUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-p4Upgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-subtree | Feb 17, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade git | Jan 30, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade git-guiUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git | Jan 16, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git-help | Mar 18, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade git-helpUpgrade git | Apr 11, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-help | Mar 19, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade git-coreUpgrade gitUpgrade git-help | Apr 1, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade git-instawebUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-coreUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade gitUpgrade git-allUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-subtree | Jul 23, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-coreUpgrade gitUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-instawebNo solution existsUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfo | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade gitUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-debuginfo | Feb 5, 2026 | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade gitUpgrade git (Ubuntu Pro) | Jan 15, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 2, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
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