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-coreUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade gitUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade gitkUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-gui | Jul 24, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade git | Aug 8, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade git-guiUpgrade git-svnUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-cvsUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade gitUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-credential-libsecret | Jan 27, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade gitUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade gitwebUpgrade gitk | Feb 17, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade git | Jan 30, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade git-svnUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade gitUpgrade git-p4 | 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-helpUpgrade git-core | 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-allUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade gitUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-svnUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-emailUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade gitk | Jul 23, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade gitUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-daemon | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade git-coreUpgrade gitUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade 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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