Security readout for executives and security teams
This CVE affects Git 1.x for Windows. A local attacker could trick a privileged user or process into running a malicious git.exe from the current folder, potentially gaining that user’s privileges. The record explicitly says Git 2.x is unaffected. Exposure is most likely on legacy Windows systems still using Git 1.x, especially shared developer workstations, build systems, or admin workflows that run Git from writable project directories. Treat this as a legacy cleanup and workstation/build-system hardening issue. It is not supported by evidence of active exploitation here, but privilege escalation risk justifies removing Git 1.x from Windows environments. Mitigation focus: Inventory Windows hosts for Git 1.x installations.; Migrate affected systems to Git 2.x, which the CVE states is unaffected.; Retire unsupported legacy Git for Windows deployments..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/944CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7jOLv0sul0CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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