CVE-2023-23946
HighPublished
Git's git apply overwriting paths outside the working tree
- Published
- Feb 14, 2023
- Updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
7.5/ 10High
Git's git apply overwriting paths outside the working tree
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NLow · next 30 days
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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 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.
Original standalone Proof-of-Concept exploit for CVE-2023-23946 (Git path traversal via crafted patches in git-apply).
Explanation and POC of the CVE-2023-23946
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