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.
Fix
Public exploits 2
- bruno-1337/CVE-2023-23946-POC PoC on GitHub
- tralsesec/CVE-2023-23946 PoC on GitHub
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Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 4
- https://github.com/git/git/commit/c867e4fa180bec4750e9b54eb10f459030dbebfd Patch
- https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-r87m-v37r-cwfh Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/git/git/commit/c867e4fa180bec4750e9b54eb10f459030dbebfd Patch
- https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-r87m-v37r-cwfh Vendor Advisory
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Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.5 · git-scmNVD modified 2026-10-08 22:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 6
- https://github.com/git/git/commit/c867e4fa180bec4750e9b54eb10f459030dbebfd Patch
- https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-r87m-v37r-cwfh Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-15
- https://github.com/git/git/commit/c867e4fa180bec4750e9b54eb10f459030dbebfd Patch
- https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-r87m-v37r-cwfh Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-15