CVE-2025-48384

Git allows arbitrary code execution through broken config quoting

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
May 19, 2025
Published Date
July 08, 2025
Last Updated
February 26, 2026
Vendor
git
Product
git
Description
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals. When reading a config value, Git strips any trailing carriage return and line feed (CRLF). When writing a config entry, values with a trailing CR are not quoted, causing the CR to be lost when the config is later read. When initializing a submodule, if the submodule path contains a trailing CR, the altered path is read resulting in the submodule being checked out to an incorrect location. If a symlink exists that points the altered path to the submodule hooks directory, and the submodule contains an executable post-checkout hook, the script may be unintentionally executed after checkout. This vulnerability is fixed in v2.43.7, v2.44.4, v2.45.4, v2.46.4, v2.47.3, v2.48.2, v2.49.1, and v2.50.1.
Tags
cisa

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

8.1 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2026-06-01 10:39:30 UTC) Source

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CVE 2026-06-01 10:39:30 UTC

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Added to KEVIntel