CVE-2025-48384
Git Symlink Execution Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
July 8, 2025, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 10, 2025, 1:18 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
1.3
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2025-48384 has a 33 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2025-48384.
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| https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-vwqx-4fm8-6qc9 |
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Daily CyberSecurity
Git Project Patches 3 Flaws: RCE, Arbitrary File Writes & Buffer Overflow
The Git Project has released updates addressing three significant vulnerabilities impacting Git versions up to v2.50.0, including one that could allow remote code execution during repository cloning, ... Read more
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CVE-2025-48384 vulnerability over time.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 08, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-59 Added CWE CWE-436 Added Reference https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-vwqx-4fm8-6qc9
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-48384 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-48384
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