CVE-2023-22743 — Git for Windows is the Windows port of the revision control system Git

Git for Windows is the Windows port of the revision control system Git. Prior to Git for Windows version 2.39.2, by carefully crafting DLL and putting into a subdirectory of a specific name living next to the Git for Windows installer, Windows can be tricked into side-loading sai

01What is this vulnerability?

Git for Windows is the Windows port of the revision control system Git. Prior to Git for Windows version 2.39.2, by carefully crafting DLL and putting into a subdirectory of a specific name living next to the Git for Windows installer, Windows can be tricked into side-loading said DLL. This potentially allows users with local write access to place malicious payloads in a location where automated…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
git-for-windows	git	< 2.39.2

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: 2023-02-14T20:39:30.094Z
• Last modified: 2025-03-10T21:11:18.086Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-p2x9-prp4-8gvq
• github.com — https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-gf48-x3vr-j5c3
• attack.mitre.org — https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1574/002/
• github.com — https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.39.2.windows.1
• learn.microsoft.com — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/controls/cookbook-overview?redir…
• learn.microsoft.com — https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sbscs/about-side-by-side-assembl…