In mcp-server-git versions prior to 2025.12.17, the git_diff and git_checkout functions passed user-controlled arguments directly to git CLI commands without sanitization. Flag-like values (e.g., `--output=/path/to/file` for `git_diff`) would be interpreted as command-line options rather than git refs, enabling arbitrary file overwrites. The fix adds validation that rejects arguments starting with - and verifies the argument resolves to a valid git ref via rev_parse before execution. Users are advised to update to 2025.12.17 resolve this issue when it is released.
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-9xwc-hfwc-8w59 mcp-server-git argument injection in git_diff and git_checkout functions allows overwriting local files
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History

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Modelcontextprotocol
Modelcontextprotocol servers
Vendors & Products Modelcontextprotocol
Modelcontextprotocol servers

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:30:00 +0000

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Description In mcp-server-git versions prior to 2025.12.17, the git_diff and git_checkout functions passed user-controlled arguments directly to git CLI commands without sanitization. Flag-like values (e.g., `--output=/path/to/file` for `git_diff`) would be interpreted as command-line options rather than git refs, enabling arbitrary file overwrites. The fix adds validation that rejects arguments starting with - and verifies the argument resolves to a valid git ref via rev_parse before execution. Users are advised to update to 2025.12.17 resolve this issue when it is released.
Title mcp-server-git argument injection in git_diff and git_checkout functions allows overwriting local files
Weaknesses CWE-88
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-17T22:10:56.086Z

Reserved: 2025-12-15T19:06:04.108Z

Link: CVE-2025-68144

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-17T23:16:04.703

Modified: 2025-12-17T23:16:04.703

Link: CVE-2025-68144

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-12-18T09:55:54Z

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