An issue was found in Git before v2.24.1, v2.23.1, v2.22.2, v2.21.1, v2.20.2, v2.19.3, v2.18.2, v2.17.3, v2.16.6, v2.15.4, and v2.14.6.
An issue was found in Git before v2.24.1, v2.23.1, v2.22.2, v2.21.1, v2.20.2, v2.19.3, v2.18.2, v2.17.3, v2.16.6, v2.15.4, and v2.14.6. When running Git in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (also known as "WSL") while accessing a working directory on a regular Windows drive, none of the NTFS protections were active.
- Published
- Jan 24, 2020
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.2% · 82th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
40
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.2%
Affected systems
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- git-scm git2.14.0 and later · before 2.14.6
- git-scm git2.15.0 and later · before 2.15.4
- git-scm git2.16.0 and later · before 2.16.6
- git-scm git2.17.0 and later · before 2.17.3
- git-scm git2.18.0 and later · before 2.18.2
- git-scm git2.19.0 and later · before 2.19.3
- git-scm git2.20.0 and later · before 2.20.2
- git-scm git2.21.0 and later · before 2.21.1
- git-scm git2.22.0 and later · before 2.22.2
- git-scm git2.23.0 and later · before 2.23.1
- git-scm git2.24.0 and later · before 2.24.1
- opensuse leap15.1
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (microsoft). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Microsoft Corporation Git
- Before 2.24.1, 2.23.1, 2.22.2, 2.21.1, 2.20.2, 2.19.3, 2.18.2, 2.17.3, 2.16.6, 2.15.4, 2.14.6affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.10 | git | from 2.14.0 · before 2.22.2-r0 | 2.22.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | git | from 2.14.0 · before 2.24.1-r0 | 2.24.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | libgit2 | before 0.28.4-r0 | 0.28.4-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | git | from 2.14.0 · before 2.15.4-r0 | 2.15.4-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | git | from 2.14.0 · before 2.18.2-r0 | 2.18.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | git | from 2.14.0 · before 2.20.2-r0 | 2.20.2-r0 |
| Debian:10 | git | before 1:2.20.1-2+deb10u1 | 1:2.20.1-2+deb10u1 |
| Debian:12 | git | before 1:2.24.0-2 | 1:2.24.0-2 |
| Debian:8 | git | before 1:2.1.4-2.1+deb8u8 | 1:2.1.4-2.1+deb8u8 |
| Debian:9 | git | before 1:2.11.0-3+deb9u5 | 1:2.11.0-3+deb9u5 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | git | before 2.16.4-lp151.4.3.1 | 2.16.4-lp151.4.3.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | git | before 2.26.1-lp151.4.9.1 | 2.26.1-lp151.4.9.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | perl-Authen-SASL | before 2.16-lp151.3.3.1 | 2.16-lp151.3.3.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | perl-Net-SMTP-SSL | before 1.04-lp151.3.3.1 | 1.04-lp151.3.3.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | git | before 2.33.0-1.3 | 2.33.0-1.3 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | libgit2 | before 1.1.1-1.2 | 1.1.1-1.2 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | git | before 2.12.3-27.22.1 | 2.12.3-27.22.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | git | before 2.16.4-3.17.2 | 2.16.4-3.17.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | git | before 2.26.1-3.25.2 | 2.26.1-3.25.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 | perl-Authen-SASL | before 2.16-1.3.1 | 2.16-1.3.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 | perl-Net-SMTP-SSL | before 1.04-1.3.1 | 1.04-1.3.1 |
Same product
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- CVE-2025-48384Git allows arbitrary code execution through broken config quotingKEV63This week
- CVE-2017-1000117A malicious third-party can give a crafted "ssh://..." URL to an unsuspecting victim, and an attempt to visit the URL can result in any prog58Plan
- CVE-2021-21300malicious repositories can execute remote code while cloning57Plan
- CVE-2022-23521gitattributes parsing integer overflow in git56Plan
- CVE-2022-41903Integer overflow in `git archive`, `git log --format` leading to RCE in git52Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| alpine:git | 2.22.2-r0 · Alpine:v3.10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| alpine:libgit2 | 0.28.4-r0 · Alpine:v3.11 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:git | 1:2.24.0-2 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:git | 2.16.4-lp151.4.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:libgit2 | 1.1.1-1.2 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:perl-Authen-SASL | 2.16-lp151.3.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:perl-Net-SMTP-SSL | 1.04-lp151.3.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:git | 2.12.3-27.22.1 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:perl-Authen-SASL | 2.16-1.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:perl-Net-SMTP-SSL | 1.04-1.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00056.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html
- lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqr21cqcn9.fsf%40gitster-ct.c.googlers.com/T/#u
- public-inbox.org/git/xmqqr21cqcn9.fsf%40gitster-ct.c.googlers.com/
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-30
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.