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CVE-2022-41903

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-41903 is a critical integer overflow vulnerability affecting Git, specifically within the git log and git archive functionalities. This flaw, rated 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), allows for arbitrary heap writes, potentially leading to remote code execution. While there is no confirmed active exploitation, the vulnerability has garnered significant community attention with over 18 mentions and 5 media articles. Patches were released on January 17, 2023, and users are advised to upgrade or disable git archive in untrusted repositories.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.30.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.31.0, <= 2.31.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.32.0, <= 2.32.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.33.0, <= 2.33.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.34.0, <= 2.34.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
44.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.4427 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (18)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 git 2.33.6-1 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: 2.33.6-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 git 2.33.8-2 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 2.33.8-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18482-16823Fixed in: 2.33.8-2
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18481-16820Fixed in: 2.33.6-1
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: git-0:2.31.1-3.el8_7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update SupportFixed in: git-0:2.18.4-3.el8_2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update ServiceFixed in: git-0:2.18.4-3.el8_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: git-0:2.18.4-3.el8_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update SupportFixed in: git-0:2.27.0-3.el8_4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update SupportFixed in: git-0:2.31.1-3.el8_6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: git-0:2.31.1-3.el9_1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update SupportFixed in: git-0:2.31.1-3.el9_0
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-git227-git-0:2.27.0-4.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: redhat-virtualization-host-0:4.5.3-202304051438_8.6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP SolutionsFixed in: git-0:2.18.4-2.el8_1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: git-0:1.8.3.1-24.el7_9
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redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7Fixed in: git

Vendor Advisories (2)

redhatCVE-2022-41903Important

git: Heap overflow in `git archive`, `git log --format` leading to RCE

Jan 17, 2023
microsoft2023-Jan/CVE-2022-41903Critical

Integer overflow in `git archive` `git log --format` leading to RCE in git

Jan 10, 2023

References

github.com / git/git/commit/508386c6c5857b4faa2c3e491f422c98cc69ae76
PatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-475x-2q3q-hvwq
Third Party Advisory
git-scm.com / book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Attributes
Vendor Advisory
git-scm.com / docs/pretty-formats
Vendor Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202312-15