7.8

CVE-2023-29012: git_for_windows_project git_for_windows Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
Published 25-04-2023Last modified 03-02-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-29012 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in git_for_windows_project git_for_windows. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 25-04-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Git for Windows is the Windows port of Git. Prior to version 2.40.1, any user of Git CMD who starts the command in an untrusted directory is impacted by an Uncontrolles Search Path Element vulnerability. Maliciously-placed `doskey.exe` would be executed silently upon running Git CMD. The problem has been patched in Git for Windows v2.40.1. As a workaround, avoid using Git CMD or, if using Git CMD, avoid starting it in an untrusted directory.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

30%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.38% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.38%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Git_for_windows_project1 product
Git-for-windows1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links