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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.39.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git_for_windows_project:git_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.