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 gitkUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-svnUpgrade gitUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-coreUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-instaweb | Jul 24, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade git | Aug 8, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-p4Upgrade gitUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-svnUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade gitweb | Jan 27, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-emailUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade gitUpgrade gitkUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-all | Feb 17, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade git | Jan 30, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade git-p4Upgrade gitUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-svn | 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 gitUpgrade git-help | Apr 11, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade git-helpUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git | 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 gitkUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-emailUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade gitUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-credential-libsecret | Jul 23, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-instawebNo solution existsUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade gitUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-email | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade gitUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfo | Feb 5, 2026 | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade git (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade git | 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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