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 perl-GitUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-guiUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade gitUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-svnUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade gitk | Jul 24, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade git | Aug 8, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade gitUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-subtreeUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade git-allUpgrade perl-Git | Jan 27, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade gitUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade git-coreUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-guiUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-instaweb | Feb 17, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade git | Jan 30, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade git-svnUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-p4Upgrade git-cvsUpgrade 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 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-helpUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git | Apr 1, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade git-allUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade gitUpgrade git-svnUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-instawebUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-guiUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-core | Jul 23, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade git-coreUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade gitUpgrade gitkUpgrade git-debuginfoUpgrade git-emailUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-svnUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade git-core-docUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade git-allUpgrade git-guiNo solution existsUpgrade git-instaweb | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade git-coreUpgrade git-subtreeUpgrade git-debugsourceUpgrade git-daemon-debuginfoUpgrade gitUpgrade git-credential-libsecretUpgrade git-core-debuginfoUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-credential-libsecret-debuginfoUpgrade git-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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