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CVE-2022-31012

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-31012 affects Git for Windows versions prior to 2.37.1, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious binary at C:\mingw64\bin\git.exe during a fresh installation. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.3 (High) due to its potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with an attack vector requiring local access and user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.37.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gitforwindows:git:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.2HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.5
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
32.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0039 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 759 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisoryworkaround availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.37.1.windows.1
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-gjrj-fxvp-hjj2
MitigationThird Party Advisory