CVE-2024-53263Network attack vector

Credential theft via newline-injected helper queries

Published Jan 14, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Line-delimiter injection in Git LFS before 3.6.1 allows remote attackers to retrieve Git credentials through a crafted remote URL. Git LFS serializes decoded URL fields into newline-delimited input for git credential fill without rejecting embedded LF characters, allowing injected fields to alter the credential query. Exploitation requires a user to invoke Git LFS against an attacker-controlled URL, after which returned credentials are sent to that remote host.

CVSS severity8.5
High
EPSS probability1.08%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Line-delimiter injection in Git LFS before 3.6.1 allows remote attackers to retrieve Git credentials through a crafted remote URL. Git LFS serializes decoded URL fields into newline-delimited input for git credential fill without rejecting embedded LF characters, allowing injected fields to alter the credential query. Exploitation requires a user to invoke Git LFS against an attacker-controlled URL, after which returned credentials are sent to that remote host.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-53263
Published
Jan 14, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Twitter
Product
Git LFS
Classifications
CWE-144, T1212
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=>= 0.1.0, < 3.6.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Twitter · Git LFSversion=>= 0.1.0, < 3.6.1

Published CVSS scores

8.5GitHubCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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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-144Improper Neutralization of Line Delimiters
T1212Exploitation for Credential Access

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