CVE-2025-46835
CVE-2025-46835 · Git GUI can create and overwrite files for which the user has write permission
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Git GUI allows you to use the Git source control management tools via a GUI. 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 files for which the user has write permission. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.43.7, 2.44.4, 2.45.4, 2.46.4, 2.47.3, 2.48.2, 2.49.1, and 2.50.1.
CVSS 8.5 · High · EPSS 0.6% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
git-gui
- Versions
- < 2.43.7: Affected
- >= 2.44.0, < 2.44.4: Affected
- >= 2.45.0, < 2.45.4: Affected
- >= 2.46.0, < 2.46.4: Affected
- >= 2.47.0, < 2.47.3: Affected
- >= 2.48.0, < 2.48.2: Affected
- >= 2.49.0, < 2.49.1: Affected
- >= 2.50.0, < 2.50.1: Affected
No fix published
git Debian:12
- Versions
- 1:2.39.2+next.20230215-1
- 1:2.39.2-1.1
- 1:2.39.5-0+deb12u1
- 1:2.39.5-0+deb12u2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:2.39.5-0+deb12u3
Update to 1:2.39.5-0+deb12u3
git Debian:13
- Versions
- 1:2.47.2-0.2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:2.47.3-0+deb13u1
Update to 1:2.47.3-0+deb13u1
git Debian:14
- Versions
- 1:2.47.2-0.2
- 1:2.48.0~rc1+next.20250101-1
- 1:2.49.0+next.20250314-1
- 1:2.49.0-1
- 1:2.49.0-2
- 1:2.49.0-3
- 1:2.50.0+next.20250615-1
- 1:2.50.0-1
- 1:2.50.0~rc0+next.20250528-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:2.50.1-0.1
Update to 1:2.50.1-0.1
git Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:2.5.0-1
- 1:2.6.2-1
- 1:2.6.3-1
- 1:2.6.4-1
- 1:2.7.0~rc3-1
- 1:2.7.0-1
- 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu1
- 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1
- 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.1
- 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.2
- 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.3
- 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.4
- 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.5
- 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.6
- 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.7
- 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.8
- 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.9
- 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10
- 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm1
- 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm3
- 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm4
- 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm5
- 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm6
- 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm7
- 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm8
- 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm9
- 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm10
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm11
Update to 1:2.7.4-0ubuntu1.10+esm11
git Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:2.14.1-1ubuntu4
- 1:2.15.1-1ubuntu2
- 1:2.17.0-1ubuntu1
- 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.1
- 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.3
- 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.4
- 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.5
- 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.6
- 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.7
- 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.8
- 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.9
- 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.10
- 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.11
- 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.12
- 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.13
- 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.14
- 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.15
- 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.16
- 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.17
- 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18
- 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18+esm1
- 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18+esm2
- 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18+esm3
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18+esm4
Update to 1:2.17.1-1ubuntu0.18+esm4
git Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:2.20.1-2ubuntu1
- 1:2.24.0-1ubuntu1
- 1:2.24.0-1ubuntu2
- 1:2.25.0-1ubuntu1
- 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu1
- 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu2
- 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3
- 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.1
- 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.2
- 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.3
- 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.4
- 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.5
- 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.6
- 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.7
- 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.8
- 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.10
- 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.11
- 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.12
- 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.13
- 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.14
- 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.14+esm1
- 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.14+esm2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.14+esm3
Update to 1:2.25.1-1ubuntu3.14+esm3
git Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:2.32.0-1ubuntu1
- 1:2.33.1-1ubuntu1
- 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1
- 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.1
- 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.2
- 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.4
- 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.5
- 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.6
- 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.8
- 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.9
- 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.10
- 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.11
- 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.12
- 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.13
- 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.15
Update to 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.15
git Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1:2.40.1-1ubuntu1
- 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu1
- 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu5
- 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu6
- 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7
- 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.1
- 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.3
Update to 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.3
Original sources
- https://github.com/j6t/git-gui/security/advisories/GHSA-xfx7-68v4-v8fg
- https://github.com/j6t/git-gui/compare/dcda716dbc9c90bcac4611bd1076747671ee0906..a437f5bc93330a70b42a230e52f3bd036ca1b1da
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00003.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/08/4
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46835