CVE-2022-24765

Configuration hijacking via drive-root repository search

Published Apr 12, 2022 · Updated Dec 16, 2025

Uncontrolled repository search in Git for Windows before 2.35.2 allows local users to load attacker-controlled configuration via C:.git. Repository discovery walks to the drive root and accepts C:.git as the repository directory, causing Git to honor its config for commands launched elsewhere. Exploitation requires a multi-user machine where an untrusted account can write to the same drive and a victim operation triggers repository discovery, allowing attacker-controlled settings to alter Git behavior in the victim's context.

CVSS severity6.0
Medium
EPSS probability1.01%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Uncontrolled repository search in Git for Windows before 2.35.2 allows local users to load attacker-controlled configuration via C:.git. Repository discovery walks to the drive root and accepts C:.git as the repository directory, causing Git to honor its config for commands launched elsewhere. Exploitation requires a multi-user machine where an untrusted account can write to the same drive and a victim operation triggers repository discovery, allowing attacker-controlled settings to alter Git behavior in the victim's context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-24765
Published
Apr 12, 2022
Updated
Dec 16, 2025
Vendor
Git for Windows
Product
Git for Windows
Classifications
CWE-427, T1574.008
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 12, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 2.35.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Git for Windows · Git for Windowsversion=< 2.35.2

Published CVSS scores

6.0GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
T1574.008Hijack Execution Flow: Path Interception by Search Order Hijacking

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