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HIGH SEVERITY
CVE-2025-48384 Git · Git

Git Link Following Vulnerability

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

HIGH
8.1 / 10
Minimal Risk Critical
Vector Specification
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

0.34 %
Predictive Probability
Percentile Rank
55.9 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 55.9% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Aug 25, 2025

Remediation Due

Sep 15, 2025

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

Git contains a link following vulnerability that stems from Git’s inconsistent handling of carriage return characters in configuration files.

Remediation Directive

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

External Intelligence

This vulnerability affects a common open-source component, third-party library, or a protocol used by different products. For more information, please see:

https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-vwqx-4fm8-6qc9

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13933

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13933

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS2-2025-2941.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS2-2025-2941.html

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-11534.html

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-11534.html

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-48384

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-48384
NVD

National Vulnerability Database

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48384