CVE-2023-25652 [High] | Path Traversal in Git

Git is a revision control system. Prior to versions 2.30.9, 2.31.8, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, 2.34.8, 2.35.8, 2.36.6, 2.37.7, 2.38.5, 2.39.3, and 2.40.1, by feeding specially crafted input to `git apply --reject`, a path outside the working tree can be overwritten with partially controlled contents (corresponding to the rejected hunk(s) from the given patch). A fix is available in versions 2.30.9, 2.31.8, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, 2.34.8, 2.35.8, 2.36.6, 2.37.7, 2.38.5, 2.39.3, and 2.40.1. As a workaround, avoid using `git apply` with `--reject` when applying patches from an untrusted source. Use `git apply --stat` to inspect a patch before applying; avoid applying one that create a conflict where a link corresponding to the `*.rej` file exists.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-04-26	3.39%	3.56%	+0.17%
2	2026-04-19	1.85%	3.39%	+1.54%
3	2026-02-28	—	1.85%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-04-26

3.39%

3.56%

+0.17%

2026-04-19

1.85%

3.39%

+1.54%

2026-02-28

—

1.85%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.5	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	3.9	3.6	[email protected]
7.5	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	3.9	3.6	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.5

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

3.9

3.6

[email protected]

7.5

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

3.9

3.6

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-25652

vendor	priority	summary	link
`alpine`	high	CVE-2023-25652: 1 source package rows (git); 68 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 7, open 61.	https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-25652
`debian`	not yet assigned	CVE-2023-25652 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (git), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-25652
`gentoo`	high	CVE-2023-25652: 1 GLSA(s) (202312-15), 1 atom(s) (dev-vcs/git); latest impact high.	https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2023-25652
`redhat`	high	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25652
`suse`	high	CVE-2023-25652 severity important: SUSE including 163 source package names (1.20-openssl:git-core-2.35.3-150300.10.27.1, 1.21:git-core-2.35.3-150300.10.27.1, …), 522 product×package rows across 61 product lines (Container bci/golang, Container bci/nodejs, … (61 product lines)): Fixed 467, Known Not Affected 55.	https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25652/
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2023-25652 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (git), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 6, ignored 1, needs-triage 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-25652

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-25652

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
git-scm	git	< 2.30.9	cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git::::::::
git-scm	git	>= 2.31.0, < 2.31.8	cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git::::::::
git-scm	git	>= 2.32.0, < 2.32.7	cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git::::::::
git-scm	git	>= 2.33.0, < 2.33.8	cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git::::::::
git-scm	git	>= 2.34.0, < 2.34.8	cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git::::::::
git-scm	git	>= 2.35.0, < 2.35.8	cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git::::::::
git-scm	git	>= 2.36.0, < 2.36.6	cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git::::::::
git-scm	git	>= 2.37.0, < 2.37.7	cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git::::::::
git-scm	git	>= 2.38.0, < 2.38.5	cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git::::::::
git-scm	git	>= 2.39.0, < 2.39.3	cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git::::::::
git-scm	git	2.40.0	cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:2.40.0:::::::*
fedoraproject	fedora	37	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:::::::*
fedoraproject	fedora	38	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:::::::*

References for CVE-2023-25652

URL	Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/25/2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/git/git/commit/18e2b1cfc80990719275d7b08e6e50f3e8cbc902	Patch
https://github.com/git/git/commit/668f2d53613ac8fd373926ebe219f2c29112d93e	Patch
https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-2hvf-7c8p-28fx	Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00018.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BSXOGVVBJLYX26IAYX6PJSYQB36BREWH/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PI7FZ4NNR5S5J5K6AMVQBH2JFP6NE4L7/	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RKOXOAZ42HLXHXTW6JZI4L5DAIYDTYCU/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YFZWGQKB6MM5MNF2DLFTD7KS2KWPICKL/	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-15
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00009.html

URL

CVE-2023-25652 | "git apply --reject" partially-controlled arbitrary file write

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-25652

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-25652

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-25652

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-25652

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-25652

References for CVE-2023-25652