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CVE-2016-9274

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Git 1.x for Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse git.exe file in the current working directory. NOTE: 2.x is unaffected.

Published

2016-11-11T17:59:00.183

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-426

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	git_for_windows_project	git_for_windows	≤ 1.9.4	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94289 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/944 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7jOLv0sul0 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94289 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/944 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7jOLv0sul0 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)