CVE-2025-46835
Git GUI can create and overwrite files for which the user has write permission
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 2.43.7, 2.44.4, 2.45.4, 2.46.4, 2.47.3, and 3 more
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
Git GUI allows you to use the Git source control management tools via a GUI. When a user clones an untrusted repository and is tricked into editing a file located in a maliciously named directory in the repository, then Git GUI can create and overwrite files for which the user has write permission. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.43.7, 2.44.4, 2.45.4, 2.46.4, 2.47.3, 2.48.2, 2.49.1, and 2.50.1.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- j6t git-gui
fixed in 2.43.7; From 2.44.0 · fixed in 2.44.4; From 2.45.0 · fixed in 2.45.4; From 2.46.0 · fixed in 2.46.4; From 2.47.0 · fixed in 2.47.3; From 2.48.0 · fixed in 2.48.2; From 2.49.0 · fixed in 2.49.1; From 2.50.0 · fixed in 2.50.1