CVE-2016-9274

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-9274
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-11-11 17:59:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-13 19:37:00 UTC
DescriptionUntrusted search path vulnerability in Git 1.x for Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse git.exe file in the current working directory. NOTE: 2.x is unaffected.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-426

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Git For Windows Project Git For Windows All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git-bash for Windows EXE hijacking Proof of Concept - YouTube MISC www.youtube.com Exploit
Git for Windows CVE-2016-9274 Unspecified Untrusted Search Path vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
EXE hijacking runs unexpected code when using context menus in Windows Explorer · Issue #944 · git-for-windows/git · GitHub MISC github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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