Riskcovery

CVE-2025-46835

Git GUI can create and overwrite files for which the user has write permission

State
Published
Severity
8.5 High
Published
Jul 10, 2025
Updated
Nov 4, 2025
Reserved
Apr 30, 2025

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Description

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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:LGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
git-guij6t
  • < 2.43.7Affected
  • >= 2.44.0, < 2.44.4Affected
  • >= 2.45.0, < 2.45.4Affected
  • >= 2.46.0, < 2.46.4Affected
  • >= 2.47.0, < 2.47.3Affected
  • >= 2.48.0, < 2.48.2Affected
  • >= 2.49.0, < 2.49.1Affected
  • >= 2.50.0, < 2.50.1Affected

References

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