Git for Windows is the Windows port of the revision control system Git. Prior to Git for Windows version 2.39.2, by carefully crafting DLL and putting into a subdirectory of a specific name living next to the Git for Windows installer, Windows can be tricked into side-loading said DLL. This potentially allows users with local write access to place malicious payloads in a location where automated upgrades might run the Git for Windows installer with elevation. Version 2.39.2 contains a patch for this issue. Some workarounds are available. Never leave untrusted files in the Downloads folder or its sub-folders before executing the Git for Windows installer, or move the installer into a different directory before executing it.
The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-p2x9-prp4-8gvq | vendor advisory |
| https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-gf48-x3vr-j5c3 | vendor advisory |
| https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1574/002/ | technical description |
| https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.39.2.windows.1 | release notes |
| https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/controls/cookbook-overview?redirectedfrom=MSDN#using-comctl32dll-version-6-in-an-application-that-uses-only-standard-extensions | patch vendor advisory technical description |
| https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sbscs/about-side-by-side-assemblies- | patch vendor advisory technical description |