Git for Windows is a fork of Git containing Windows-specific patches. This vulnerability affects users working on multi-user machines, where untrusted parties have write access to the same hard disk. Those untrusted parties could create the folder `C:\.git`, which would be picked up by Git operations run supposedly outside a repository while searching for a Git directory. Git would then respect any config in said Git directory. Git Bash users who set `GIT_PS1_SHOWDIRTYSTATE` are vulnerable as well. Users who installed posh-gitare vulnerable simply by starting a PowerShell. Users of IDEs such as Visual Studio are vulnerable: simply creating a new project would already read and respect the config specified in `C:\.git\config`. Users of the Microsoft fork of Git are vulnerable simply by starting a Git Bash. The problem has been patched in Git for Windows v2.35.2. Users unable to upgrade may create the folder `.git` on all drives where Git commands are run, and remove read/write access from those folders as a workaround. Alternatively, define or extend `GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES` to cover the _parent_ directory of the user profile, e.g. `C:\Users` if the user profile is located in `C:\Users\my-user-name`.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | alma-upgrade-gitalma-upgrade-git-allalma-upgrade-git-corealma-upgrade-git-core-docalma-upgrade-git-credential-libsecretalma-upgrade-git-daemonalma-upgrade-git-emailalma-upgrade-git-guialma-upgrade-git-instawebalma-upgrade-git-subtreealma-upgrade-git-svnalma-upgrade-gitkalma-upgrade-gitwebalma-upgrade-perl-gitalma-upgrade-perl-git-svn | May 15, 2023 | Apr 12, 2022 | |
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-gitalpine-linux-upgrade-libgit2 | Aug 22, 2024 | Apr 12, 2022 | |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-gitamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-allamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-coreamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-core-docamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-credential-libsecretamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-cvsamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-daemonamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-emailamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-guiamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-instawebamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-p4amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-subtreeamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-git-svnamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-gitkamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-gitwebamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-perl-gitamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-perl-git-svn | Sep 30, 2022 | Apr 12, 2022 | |
| Amazon_linux | — | amazon-linux-upgrade-git | Jun 10, 2022 | Apr 12, 2022 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-gitamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-allamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-coreamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-core-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-core-docamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-credential-libsecretamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-cvsamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-daemonamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-daemon-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-emailamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-guiamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-instawebamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-gitkamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-p4amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-subtreeamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-git-svnamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-gitwebamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-perl-gitamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-perl-git-svn | Feb 17, 2025 | Apr 12, 2022 | |
| Centos_linux | — | centos-upgrade-gitcentos-upgrade-git-allcentos-upgrade-git-corecentos-upgrade-git-core-debuginfocentos-upgrade-git-core-doccentos-upgrade-git-credential-libsecretcentos-upgrade-git-credential-libsecret-debuginfocentos-upgrade-git-daemoncentos-upgrade-git-daemon-debuginfocentos-upgrade-git-debuginfocentos-upgrade-git-debugsourcecentos-upgrade-git-emailcentos-upgrade-git-guicentos-upgrade-git-instawebcentos-upgrade-git-subtreecentos-upgrade-git-svncentos-upgrade-gitkcentos-upgrade-gitwebcentos-upgrade-perl-gitcentos-upgrade-perl-git-svn | May 15, 2023 | Apr 12, 2022 |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-git | Dec 15, 2022 | Apr 12, 2022 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-vcs-git | Dec 28, 2023 | Apr 12, 2022 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-githuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-git-helphuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-perl-git | Aug 2, 2022 | Apr 12, 2022 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-githuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-git-corehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-git-core-dochuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-perl-git | Jun 17, 2022 | Apr 12, 2022 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-githuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-git-corehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-git-core-dochuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-perl-git | Jun 22, 2022 | Apr 12, 2022 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-githuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-git-helphuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-perl-git | Jul 11, 2022 | Apr 12, 2022 | |
| Microsoft Visual_studio | microsoft-visual_studio_2017-upgrade-latest-ltsc_15_9microsoft-visual_studio_2019-upgrade-latest-ltsc_16_11microsoft-visual_studio_2019-upgrade-latest-ltsc_16_9microsoft-visual_studio_2019-upgrade-latest-ltsc_16_7microsoft-visual_studio_2022-upgrade-latest-ltsc_17_0microsoft-visual_studio_2022-upgrade-latest-current_channel | Jun 25, 2025 | Apr 12, 2022 | |
| Oracle_linux | — | oracle-linux-upgrade-gitoracle-linux-upgrade-git-alloracle-linux-upgrade-git-coreoracle-linux-upgrade-git-core-docoracle-linux-upgrade-git-credential-libsecretoracle-linux-upgrade-git-daemonoracle-linux-upgrade-git-emailoracle-linux-upgrade-git-guioracle-linux-upgrade-git-instaweboracle-linux-upgrade-gitkoracle-linux-upgrade-git-subtreeoracle-linux-upgrade-git-svnoracle-linux-upgrade-gitweboracle-linux-upgrade-perl-gitoracle-linux-upgrade-perl-git-svn | Jul 22, 2024 | Apr 12, 2022 |
| Redhat_linux | no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-gitredhat-upgrade-git-allredhat-upgrade-git-coreredhat-upgrade-git-core-debuginforedhat-upgrade-git-core-docredhat-upgrade-git-credential-libsecretredhat-upgrade-git-credential-libsecret-debuginforedhat-upgrade-git-daemonredhat-upgrade-git-daemon-debuginforedhat-upgrade-git-debuginforedhat-upgrade-git-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-git-emailredhat-upgrade-git-guiredhat-upgrade-git-instawebredhat-upgrade-git-subtreeredhat-upgrade-git-svnredhat-upgrade-gitkredhat-upgrade-gitwebredhat-upgrade-perl-gitredhat-upgrade-perl-git-svn | May 15, 2023 | Apr 12, 2022 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-gitsuse-upgrade-git-archsuse-upgrade-git-coresuse-upgrade-git-credential-gnome-keyringsuse-upgrade-git-credential-libsecretsuse-upgrade-git-cvssuse-upgrade-git-daemonsuse-upgrade-git-docsuse-upgrade-git-emailsuse-upgrade-git-guisuse-upgrade-git-p4suse-upgrade-git-svnsuse-upgrade-git-websuse-upgrade-gitksuse-upgrade-libgit2-1_3suse-upgrade-libgit2-1_3-32bitsuse-upgrade-libgit2-26suse-upgrade-libgit2-26-32bitsuse-upgrade-libgit2-28suse-upgrade-libgit2-28-32bitsuse-upgrade-libgit2-develsuse-upgrade-perl-git | Oct 26, 2022 | Apr 12, 2022 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-git | Apr 13, 2022 | Apr 12, 2022 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Apr 12, 2022 |
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