CVE-2023-22743
highpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.004 · 29 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.7–7.3
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- git for windows project git for windows< 2.39.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:git_for_windows_project:git_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-0394git for Windows: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-02-14csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in git for Windows ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen und beliebigen Code auszuführen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (21)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-22743cnnvd
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1574/002/cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-22743/cnnvd
- https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.39.2.windows.1cnnvd
- https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-gf48-x3vr-j5c3cnnvd
- https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-p2x9-prp4-8gvqcnnvd
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/controls/cookbook-overview?redirectedfrom=MSDN#using-comctl32dll-version-6-in-an-application-that-uses-only-standard-extensionscnnvd
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sbscs/about-side-by-side-assemblies-cnnvd
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