CVE-2022-39253

MEDIUM

Git < 2.30.6 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via Malicious Symbolic Link in Local Clone

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2022-39253. PoCs published by ssst0n3, HiImDarwin.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2022-39253, which leverages a vulnerability in Docker and Git to read arbitrary files from the host system. The exploit uses a malicious Dockerfile to copy and read files from the host via Git's submodule mechanism.

Description

Git is an open source, scalable, distributed revision control system. Versions prior to 2.30.6, 2.31.5, 2.32.4, 2.33.5, 2.34.5, 2.35.5, 2.36.3, and 2.37.4 are subject to exposure of sensitive information to a malicious actor. When performing a local clone (where the source and target of the clone are on the same volume), Git copies the contents of the source's `$GIT_DIR/objects` directory into the destination by either creating hardlinks to the source contents, or copying them (if hardlinks are disabled via `--no-hardlinks`). A malicious actor could convince a victim to clone a repository with a symbolic link pointing at sensitive information on the victim's machine. This can be done either by having the victim clone a malicious repository on the same machine, or having them clone a malicious repository embedded as a bare repository via a submodule from any source, provided they clone with the `--recurse-submodules` option. Git does not create symbolic links in the `$GIT_DIR/objects` directory. The problem has been patched in the versions published on 2022-10-18, and backported to v2.30.x. Potential workarounds: Avoid cloning untrusted repositories using the `--local` optimization when on a shared machine, either by passing the `--no-local` option to `git clone` or cloning from a URL that uses the `file://` scheme. Alternatively, avoid cloning repositories from untrusted sources with `--recurse-submodules` or run `git config --global protocol.file.allow user`.

Exploits (2)

nomisec WORKING POC 10 stars
by ssst0n3 · poc
https://github.com/ssst0n3/docker-cve-2022-39253-poc

This repository contains a functional proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2022-39253, which leverages a vulnerability in Docker and Git to read arbitrary files from the host system. The exploit uses a malicious Dockerfile to copy and read files from the host via Git's submodule mechanism.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Docker (versions affected by CVE-2022-39253) and Git (versions affected by CVE-2022-39253)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Docker installed on the target system · Git installed on the target system · Ability to build Docker images on the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec SUSPICIOUS
by HiImDarwin · poc
https://github.com/HiImDarwin/NetworkSecurityFinalProject

The repository contains no exploit code or technical details, only a vague README indicating it is marked as malicious. This appears to be a placeholder or lure rather than a legitimate PoC.

Classification
Suspicious 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Theoretical
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: unknown
No auth needed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Nov/1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00025.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/14/5
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-15

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0134
EPSS Percentile 67.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200 CWE-59
Status published
Products (7)
apple/xcode < 14.1
debian/debian_linux 10.0
fedoraproject/fedora 35
fedoraproject/fedora 36
fedoraproject/fedora 37
git-scm/git 2.38.0
git-scm/git < 2.30.6
Published Oct 19, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026