CVE-2024-50349Network attack vector

Credential theft via unsanitized terminal prompts

Published Jan 14, 2025 · Updated Nov 3, 2025

Improper output encoding in Git allows remote attackers to steal credentials through terminal prompts triggered by crafted URLs. credential_ask_one formatted already-decoded username and host data without encoding control sequences before displaying it in the terminal. Exploitation requires an interactive prompt without a credential helper and a user who opens an attacker-controlled URL and enters a secret for the disguised host.

CVSS severity2.1
Low
EPSS probability0.67%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Improper output encoding in Git allows remote attackers to steal credentials through terminal prompts triggered by crafted URLs. credential_ask_one formatted already-decoded username and host data without encoding control sequences before displaying it in the terminal. Exploitation requires an interactive prompt without a credential helper and a user who opens an attacker-controlled URL and enters a secret for the disguised host.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-50349
Published
Jan 14, 2025
Updated
Nov 3, 2025
Vendor
Git
Product
Git
Classifications
CWE-147, CWE-116, CWE-150, T1566.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 3, 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=<= 2.40.3
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 2.41.0, <= 2.41.2
  3. Affected versionversion=>= 2.42.0, <= 2.42.3
  4. Affected versionversion=>= 2.43.0, <= 2.43.5
  5. Affected versionversion=>= 2.44.0, <= 2.44.2
  6. Affected versionversion=>= 2.45.0, <= 2.45.2
  7. Affected versionversion=>= 2.46.0, <= 2.46.2
  8. Affected versionversion=>= 2.47.0, < 2.47.2
  9. Affected versionversion== 2.48.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Git · Gitversion=<= 2.40.3; version=>= 2.41.0, <= 2.41.2; version=>= 2.42.0, <= 2.42.3; version=>= 2.43.0, <= 2.43.5; version=>= 2.44.0, <= 2.44.2; version=>= 2.45.0, <= 2.45.2; version=>= 2.46.0, <= 2.46.2; version=>= 2.47.0, < 2.47.2; version== 2.48.0

Published CVSS scores

2.1GitHubCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
4.7NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-147Improper Neutralization of Input Terminators
CWE-116Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
CWE-150Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences
T1566.002Spearphishing Link

Public exploit references

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