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BREW-GIT-CVE-2023-23946 (CVE-2023-23946)

Vulnerability from osv_homebrew – Published: 2026-10-15 03:31 – Updated: 2026-10-15 03:31 – Source website

Summary

Git's `git apply` overwriting paths outside the working tree

Details

Git, a revision control system, is vulnerable to path traversal prior to versions 2.39.2, 2.38.4, 2.37.6, 2.36.5, 2.35.7, 2.34.7, 2.33.7, 2.32.6, 2.31.7, and 2.30.8. By feeding a crafted input to git apply, a path outside the working tree can be overwritten as the user who is running git apply. A fix has been prepared and will appear in v2.39.2, v2.38.4, v2.37.6, v2.36.5, v2.35.7, v2.34.7, v2.33.7, v2.32.6, v2.31.7, and v2.30.8. As a workaround, use git apply --stat to inspect a patch before applying; avoid applying one that creates a symbolic link and then creates a file beyond the symbolic link.

Severity

6.2 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

URL

Type

	https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main…	ADVISORY
	https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GH…	ADVISORY
	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23946	ADVISORY
	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-15	ADVISORY
	https://github.com/git/git/commit/c867e4fa180bec4…	FIX

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        "fix": "bump",
        "range_state": "fixed",
        "upstream_fixed_in": "2.39.2"
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              "introduced": "1.6.3.1"
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              "fixed": "2.39.2"
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  "database_specific": {
    "confidence": "low",
    "source": "matched",
    "strategy": "distro",
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        "ecosystem": "Debian",
        "key": "Debian/git",
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      },
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  "modified": "2026-10-15T03:31:21Z",
  "published": "2026-10-15T03:31:21Z",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23946"
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    },
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      "type": "FIX",
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}

CVE-2023-23946 (GCVE-0-2023-23946)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-14 19:48 – Updated: 2026-10-08 21:14

Title

Git's `git apply` overwriting paths outside the working tree

Summary

Git, a revision control system, is vulnerable to path traversal prior to versions 2.39.2, 2.38.4, 2.37.6, 2.36.5, 2.35.7, 2.34.7, 2.33.7, 2.32.6, 2.31.7, and 2.30.8. By feeding a crafted input to `git apply`, a path outside the working tree can be overwritten as the user who is running `git apply`. A fix has been prepared and will appear in v2.39.2, v2.38.4, v2.37.6, v2.36.5, v2.35.7, v2.34.7, v2.33.7, v2.32.6, v2.31.7, and v2.30.8. As a workaround, use `git apply --stat` to inspect a patch before applying; avoid applying one that creates a symbolic link and then creates a file beyond the symbolic link.

Severity

6.2 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-10-08 21:13 UTC

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7660 records in the last 180 days details

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GH…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/git/git/commit/c867e4fa180bec4…	x_refsource_MISC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-15

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
git	git	Affected: >= 2.39.0, < 2.39.2 Affected: >= 2.38.0, < 2.38.4 Affected: >= 2.37.0, < 2.37.6 Affected: >= 2.36.0, < 2.36.5 Affected: >= 2.35.0, < 2.35.7 Affected: >= 2.34.0, < 2.34.7 Affected: >= 2.33.0, < 2.33.7 Affected: >= 2.32.0, < 2.32.6 Affected: >= 2.31.0, < 2.31.7 Affected: < 2.30.8

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