#VU112637 CRLF injection in Git - CVE-2025-48384

Vulnerability identifier: #VU112637

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48384

CWE-ID: CWE-93

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: Yes

Vulnerable software:
Git
Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration

Vendor: Git

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of attacker-supplied data when reading config values. A remote user can pass specially crafted config lines to the application containing CR-LF characters and execute arbitrary code on the system after checkout.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Git: 2.43.0, 2.43.1, 2.43.2, 2.43.3, 2.43.4, 2.43.5, 2.43.6, 2.44.0, 2.44.1, 2.44.2, 2.44.3, 2.45.0, 2.45.1, 2.45.2, 2.45.3, 2.46.0, 2.46.1, 2.46.2, 2.46.3, 2.47.0, 2.47.1, 2.47.2, 2.48.0, 2.48.1, 2.49.0, 2.50.0

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External links
https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-vwqx-4fm8-6qc9
https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqq5xg2wrd1.fsf@gitster.g/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.