CVE-2025-46835

Name
CVE-2025-46835
Description
Git GUI allows you to use the Git source control management tools via a GUI. When a user clones an untrusted repository and is tricked into editing a file located in a maliciously named directory in the repository, then Git GUI can create and overwrite files for which the user has write permission. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.43.7, 2.44.4, 2.45.4, 2.46.4, 2.47.3, 2.48.2, 2.49.1, and 2.50.1.
NVD Severity
high
Other trackers
CVE, NVD, CERT, CVE Details, CIRCL, Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE (Bugzilla), SUSE (CVE), Mageia
Mailing lists
oss-security, full-disclosure, bugtraq
Exploits
Exploit DB, Metasploit
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
MISC https://github.com/j6t/git-gui/compare/dcda716dbc9c90bcac4611bd1076747671ee0906..a437f5bc93330a70b42a230e52f3bd036ca1b1da
CONFIRM https://github.com/j6t/git-gui/security/advisories/GHSA-xfx7-68v4-v8fg
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00003.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/08/4

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
git-gui >= 0 < 2.43.7
git-gui >= 2.44.0 < 2.44.4
git-gui >= 2.45.0 < 2.45.4
git-gui >= 2.46.0 < 2.46.4
git-gui >= 2.47.0 < 2.47.3
git-gui >= 2.48.0 < 2.48.2
git-gui >= 2.49.0 < 2.49.1
git-gui >= 2.50.0 < 2.50.1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
git edge-main 2.50.1-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed
git 3.22-main 2.49.1-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed
git 3.21-main 2.47.3-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed
git 3.20-main 2.45.4-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed
git 3.19-main 2.43.7-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed