CVE-2023-29012
HIGHGit for Windows <2.40.1 - Code Injection
Title source: llmDescription
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.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.2
EPSS
0.0010
EPSS Percentile
26.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-427
Status
published
Affected Products (1)
git_for_windows_project/git_for_windows
< 2.40.1
Timeline
Published
Apr 25, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026