#VU112646 Product UI does not warn user of unsafe actions in Git - CVE-2025-46835
Published: July 9, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112646
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-46835
CWE-ID: CWE-356
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Git
Git
Software vendor:
Git
Git
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to missing notifications in Git GUI when performing potentially dangerous actions. 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 any writable file.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.