Description
Git for Windows is the Windows port of Git. Prior to version 2.40.1, any user of Git CMD who starts the command in an untrusted directory is impacted by an Uncontrolles Search Path Element vulnerability. Maliciously-placed `doskey.exe` would be executed silently upon running Git CMD. The problem has been patched in Git for Windows v2.40.1. As a workaround, avoid using Git CMD or, if using Git CMD, avoid starting it in an untrusted directory.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-gq5x-v87v-8f7g
Release Notes x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.40.1.windows.1
Scores
CVSS v3
7.2
EPSS
0.0038
EPSS Percentile
29.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-427
Status
published
Products (1)
git_for_windows_project/git_for_windows
< 2.40.1
Published
Apr 25, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026