CVE-2023-29012 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0008.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Git For Windows Project	Git For Windows

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:git_for_windows_project:git_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-32625	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.40.1.windows.1
https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-gq5x-v87v-8f7g

History

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2023-04-25T20:44:05.329Z

Updated: 2025-02-03T18:06:37.041Z

Reserved: 2023-03-29T17:39:16.143Z

Link: CVE-2023-29012

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T14:00:14.358Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-25T21:15:10.557

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:56:23.537

Link: CVE-2023-29012

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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