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    CVE-2016-9274

    Untrusted 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.

    Published:Nov 11, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Nov 11, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00059
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Git For Windows Project
    Product
    Git For Windows

    Exploits

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7jOLv0sul0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7jOLv0sul0

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-38 Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High