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High · 8.2 CVE-2022-31012 EUVD-2022-52715

Git for Windows' installer can be tricked into executing an untrusted binary

Published Jul 12, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Git for Windows is a fork of Git that contains Windows-specific patches. This vulnerability in versions prior to 2.37.1 lets Git for Windows' installer execute a binary into `C:\mingw64\bin\git.exe` by mistake. This only happens upon a fresh install, not when upgrading Git for Windows. A patch is included in version 2.37.1. Two workarounds are available. Create the `C:\mingw64` folder and remove read/write access from this folder, or disallow arbitrary authenticated users to create folders in `C:\`.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
git-for-windows git < 2.37.1 —

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