Untrusted search path in Git for Microsoft Windows

1) Untrusted search path

EUVDB-ID: #VU62258

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24765

CWE-ID: CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application uses by default the C:\.git folder. A local user with ability to write files into the said directory can place a malicious file into it and execute it with elevated privileges.

Users of the Microsoft fork of Git are vulnerable simply by starting a Git Bash.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Visual Studio: 15.0 26228.09 - 17.1.0 17.1.32210.238

External links

http://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-24765

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.