CVE-2022-39253 is a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability affecting Git versions prior to 2.30.6 and various later patch releases, impacting products like Apple, Debian, Fedora, and Git-SCM. A malicious actor can trick a victim into cloning a specially crafted repository containing a symbolic link, leading to the exposure of sensitive local files. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, but with high confidentiality impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, exploit code, or Metasploit modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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