CVE-2025-46835 | BDVDB-2026-285805 Detail
j6tgit-gui
Description#
Git GUI allows you to use the Git source control management tools via a GUI. When a user clones an untrusted repository and is tricked into editing a file located in a maliciously named directory in the repository, then Git GUI can create and overwrite files for which the user has write permission. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.43.7, 2.44.4, 2.45.4, 2.46.4, 2.47.3, 2.48.2, 2.49.1, and 2.50.1.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact low. Attack vector: local.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
References#
- https://github.com/j6t/git-gui/security/advisories/GHSA-xfx7-68v4-v8fg
- https://github.com/j6t/git-gui/compare/dcda716dbc9c90bcac4611bd1076747671ee0906..a437f5bc93330a70b42a230e52f3bd036ca1b1da
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00003.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/08/4
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.