ALPINE-CVE-2022-24765
Git for Windows is a fork of Git containing Windows-specific patches. This vulnerability affects users working on multi-user machines, where untrusted parties have write access to the same hard disk. Those untrusted parties could create the folder `C:\.git`, which would be picked up by Git operations run supposedly outside a repository while searching for a Git directory. Git would then respect any config in said Git directory. Git Bash users who set `GIT_PS1_SHOWDIRTYSTATE` are vulnerable as well. Users who installed posh-gitare vulnerable simply by starting a PowerShell. Users of IDEs such as Visual Studio are vulnerable: simply creating a new project would already read and respect the config specified in `C:\.git\config`. Users of the Microsoft fork of Git are vulnerable simply by starting a Git Bash. The problem has been patched in Git for Windows v2.35.2. Users unable to upgrade may create the folder `.git` on all drives where Git commands are run, and remove read/write access from those folders as a workaround. Alternatively, define or extend `GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES` to cover the _parent_ directory of the user profile, e.g. `C:\Users` if the user profile is located in `C:\Users\my-user-name`.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | git | 0, 2.9.3-r0, 2.9.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | git | 0, 1.6.0.4-r1, 1.6.0.4-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | git | 2.13.0-r0, 2.32.0-r0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | git | 1.7.2.1-r0, 2.9.3-r0, 2.9.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | git | 2.34.1-r1, 2.28.0-r0, 2.27.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | git | 1.7.3.5-r1, 2.27.0-r1, 2.27.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | git | 1.7.7.4-r0, 1.7.8-r0, 1.7.8.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | git | 2.9.3-r0, 1.6.0.4-r1, 1.6.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | git | 1.8.4.2-r0, 1.8.4.1-r0, 1.8.4-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | git | 2.5.0-r0, 2.4.6-r1, 2.4.6-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | git | 1.6.0.4-r1, 1.6.1-r0, 1.6.1.3-r0 |
Timeline
- Apr 12, 2022 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch