CVE security advisories and vulnerability history for git by git-scm.
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git-scm git has 41 published CVE records since 2009, of which 1 are in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and 9 have a known public exploit. The average CVSS base score across scored CVEs is 7.2.
This page aggregates every publicly disclosed vulnerability (CVE) affecting git-scm git, with a severity breakdown, the affected and patched versions, the most common weakness types, and the full CVE list.
How the CVSS severity of git-scm git's CVEs breaks down, plus how many are exploited in the wild or have public exploit code.
22 additional CVEs have no CVSS severity score.
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
1
One of git-scm git's CVEs is confirmed exploited in the wild.
Public exploits
9
9 of git-scm git's CVEs have a known public exploit available.
Browse every git-scm git version named in a CVE, then pick one to see only the CVEs that affect it.
41 CVEs
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The CWE weakness categories most often found in git-scm git CVEs. Follow any weakness for its full explanation.
How many git-scm git CVEs were published each year.
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Common questions about git-scm git vulnerabilities.
git-scm git has 41 published CVE records since 2009.
Yes — 1 of git-scm git's CVEs are listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirmed exploited in the wild and carrying a CISA remediation deadline.
Yes — 9 of git-scm git's CVEs have a known public exploit.
107 distinct git-scm git versions are named across its CVEs. Use the version filter above to see the CVEs affecting a specific version.
git-scm git's CVEs most often map to these CWE weakness types: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')), CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation), CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')), CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound).
git-scm git has 3 critical and 9 high-severity CVEs.
The average CVSS base score across git-scm git's scored CVEs is 7.2.
Vulnerability data is sourced from the CVE Program; severity, KEV, and exploit signals are aggregated by RadicalNotion.AI.
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