Git for Windows is the Windows port of the revision control system Git. Prior to Git for Windows version 2.39.2, by carefully crafting DLL and putting into a subdirectory of a specific name living next to the Git for Windows installer, Windows can be tricked into side-loading said DLL. This potentially allows users with local write access to place malicious payloads in a location where automated upgrades might run the Git for Windows installer with elevation. Version 2.39.2 contains a patch for this issue. Some workarounds are available. Never leave untrusted files in the Downloads folder or its sub-folders before executing the Git for Windows installer, or move the installer into a different directory before executing it.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2023-02-14T20:39:30.094Z
Updated: 2024-08-02T10:20:30.039Z
Reserved: 2023-01-06T14:21:05.892Z
Link: CVE-2023-22743

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Status : Modified
Published: 2023-02-14T21:15:12.547
Modified: 2024-11-21T07:45:20.403
Link: CVE-2023-22743

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