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Known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2025-48384

highCVSS 3.1 8.0In CISA KEVEPSS 4.4%Published · git

The short answer

CVE-2025-48384 affects git git and is rated high (CVSS 8.0). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-08-25: attackers are using it, so patch it first.

What it is

Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals. When reading a config value, Git strips any trailing carriage return and line feed (CRLF). When writing a config entry, values with a trailing CR are not quoted, causing the CR to be lost when the config is later read. When initializing a submodule, if the submodule path contains a trailing CR, the altered path is read resulting in the submodule being checked out to an incorrect location. If a symlink exists that points the altered path to the submodule hooks directory, and the submodule contains an executable post-checkout hook, the script may be unintentionally executed after checkout. This vulnerability is fixed in v2.43.7, v2.44.4, v2.45.4, v2.46.4, v2.47.3, v2.48.2, v2.49.1, and v2.50.1.

Weakness: CWE-59, CWE-436.

Severity

8.0 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploited (CISA KEV)

Yes, since Aug 25, 2025

Federal due date Sep 15, 2025

EPSS, next 30 days

4.4%

Higher than 91% of scored CVEs

How it can be exploited

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

What CISA says to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Affected products

git. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2025-48384 being exploited?

Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-48384 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-08-25, with a federal remediation due date of 2025-09-15.

How do I fix CVE-2025-48384?

CISA's required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.

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