CVE-2023-29012 is an Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability affecting Git for Windows versions prior to 2.40.1, specifically impacting users of Git CMD. An attacker could place a malicious doskey.exe in an untrusted directory, which would then be silently executed when a user starts Git CMD in that directory. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity and requiring user interaction. Currently, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and while there's limited community discussion and media coverage, it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.40.1CPE 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
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