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 gitUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-svnUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-guiUpgrade gitwebUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-instaweb | Jul 24, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade git | Aug 8, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade git-allUpgrade git-svnUpgrade gitwebUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade gitkUpgrade gitUpgrade perl-Git-SVN | Jan 27, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-guiUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade gitUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade gitweb | 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 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 git-guiUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-emailUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade gitwebUpgrade gitUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-svn | Jul 23, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade git-coreUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-emailUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade gitUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade gitwebUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade git-allNo solution existsUpgrade git-gui | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade gitUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade 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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