{"id":"CVE-2023-23946","title":"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","summary":"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 t…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","cwe":["CWE-22","CWE-22"],"vendor":"git-scm","product":"git","affected":["git < 2.30.8","git >= 2.31.0, < 2.31.7","git >= 2.32.0, < 2.32.6","git >= 2.33.0, < 2.33.7","git >= 2.34.0, < 2.34.7","git >= 2.35.0, < 2.35.7","git >= 2.36.0, < 2.36.5","git >= 2.37.0, < 2.37.6","git >= 2.38.0, < 2.38.4","git >= 2.39.0, < 2.39.2"],"patched":["git 2.39.2"],"published":"2023-02-14","updated":"2026-10-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-08T22:17:23.000","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23946","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/git/git/commit/c867e4fa180bec4750e9b54eb10f459030dbebfd","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-r87m-v37r-cwfh","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-15","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/git/git/commit/c867e4fa180bec4750e9b54eb10f459030dbebfd","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-r87m-v37r-cwfh","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-15","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd","exploit-available"],"epss":0.01144,"epssPercentile":0.65738,"exploits":{"github":2,"githubRepos":["https://github.com/bruno-1337/CVE-2023-23946-POC","https://github.com/tralsesec/CVE-2023-23946"],"checkedAt":"2026-10-08T23:17:21.759Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-08T23:16:47.348Z","slug":"CVE-2023-23946","body":"## Overview\n\nGit, 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `git < 2.30.8`\n- `git >= 2.31.0, < 2.31.7`\n- `git >= 2.32.0, < 2.32.6`\n- `git >= 2.33.0, < 2.33.7`\n- `git >= 2.34.0, < 2.34.7`\n- `git >= 2.35.0, < 2.35.7`\n- `git >= 2.36.0, < 2.36.5`\n- `git >= 2.37.0, < 2.37.6`\n- `git >= 2.38.0, < 2.38.4`\n- `git >= 2.39.0, < 2.39.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `git 2.39.2`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":46,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":34.1,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}