CVE-2022-41953 — Git GUI is a convenient graphical tool that comes with Git for Windows

Git GUI is a convenient graphical tool that comes with Git for Windows. Its target audience is users who are uncomfortable with using Git on the command-line. Git GUI has a function to clone repositories. Immediately after the local clone is available, Git GUI will automatically

01What is this vulnerability?

Git GUI is a convenient graphical tool that comes with Git for Windows. Its target audience is users who are uncomfortable with using Git on the command-line. Git GUI has a function to clone repositories. Immediately after the local clone is available, Git GUI will automatically post-process it, among other things running a spell checker called `aspell.exe` if it was found. Git GUI is implemented…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
git-for-windows	git	< 2.39.1

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-01-17T21:03:14.721Z
• Last modified: 2025-03-10T21:22:28.600Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-v4px-mx59-w99c
• github.com — https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/pull/4219
• github.com — https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/commit/7360767e8dfc1895a932324079f7d45d77…
• www.tcl.tk — https://www.tcl.tk/man/tcl8.6/TclCmd/exec.html#M23