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CVE-2023-22743

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-22743 is a DLL side-loading vulnerability affecting Git for Windows versions prior to 2.39.2. An attacker with local write access can craft a malicious DLL in a specific subdirectory, tricking the installer into loading it during an elevated automated upgrade. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.3 (High), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, but potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, with only one mention and one article found.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.39.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:git_for_windows_project:git_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.2HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.6
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
27.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0035 is in the 61st 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

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10)Fixed in: 16.11.25
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)Fixed in: 15.9.53
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2Fixed in: 17.2.14
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.5Fixed in: 17.5.2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0Fixed in: 17.0.20
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4Fixed in: 17.4.6
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github_advisoryvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2023-Mar/CVE-2023-22743Important

GitHub: CVE-2023-22743 Git for Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Mar 14, 2023

References

attack.mitre.org / techniques/T1574/002
Technical Description
github.com / git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.39.2.windows.1
Release Notes
github.com / git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-gf48-x3vr-j5c3
Vendor Advisory
github.com / git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-p2x9-prp4-8gvq
Vendor Advisory
learn.microsoft.com / en-us/windows/win32/controls/cookbook-overview
PatchTechnical DescriptionVendor Advisory
learn.microsoft.com / en-us/windows/win32/sbscs/about-side-by-side-assemblies-
PatchTechnical DescriptionVendor Advisory