CVE-2023-29012

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Publication date:
25/04/2023
Last modified:
04/05/2023

Description

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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:git_for_windows_project:git_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.40.1 (excluding)