CVE-2025-48384: Git allows arbitrary code execution through broken config quoting
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Git Link Following Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals. When reading a config value, Git strips any trailing carriage return and line feed (CRLF). When writing a config entry, values with a trailing CR are not quoted, causing the CR to be lost when the config is later read. When initializing a submodule, if the submodule path contains a trailing CR, the altered path is read resulting in the submodule being checked out to an incorrect location. If a symlink exists that points the altered path to the submodule hooks directory, and the submodule contains an executable post-checkout hook, the script may be unintentionally executed after checkout. This vulnerability is fixed in v2.43.7, v2.44.4, v2.45.4, v2.46.4, v2.47.3, v2.48.2, v2.49.1, and v2.50.1.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H · CWE-436, CWE-59
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
git: git
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-vwqx-4fm8-6qc9 (opens in new tab)
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- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)