CVE-2019-1353 describes a critical vulnerability in Git versions prior to 2.24.1 and other specified releases, affecting users running Git within the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) when interacting with Windows drives. The flaw allowed for a complete bypass of NTFS protections, enabling unauthorized access, modification, and deletion of files. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with no user interaction, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the high severity warrants immediate patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.14.0, < 2.14.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.15.0, < 2.15.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.16.0, < 2.16.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.17.0, < 2.17.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.18.0, < 2.18.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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