Medium 5.5Published Feb 14, 2023

CVE-2023-22490Git vulnerable to local clone-based data exfiltration with non-local transports

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:20 UTC)

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Git is a revision control system. Using a specially-crafted repository, Git prior to versions 2.39.2, 2.38.4, 2.37.6, 2.36.5, 2.35.7, 2.34.7, 2.33.7, 2.32.6, 2.31.7, and 2.30.8 can be tricked into using its local clone optimization even when using a non-local transport. Though Git will abort local clones whose source `$GIT_DIR/objects` directory contains symbolic links, the `objects` directory itself may still be a symbolic link. These two may be combined to include arbitrary files based on known paths on the victim's filesystem within the malicious repository's working copy, allowing for data exfiltration in a similar manner as CVE-2022-39253. A fix has been prepared and will appear in v2.39.2 v2.38.4 v2.37.6 v2.36.5 v2.35.7 v2.34.7 v2.33.7 v2.32.6, v2.31.7 and v2.30.8. If upgrading is impractical, two short-term workarounds are available. Avoid cloning repositories from untrusted sources with `--recurse-submodules`. Instead, consider cloning repositories without recursively cloning their submodules, and instead run `git submodule update` at each layer. Before doing so, inspect each new `.gitmodules` file to ensure that it does not contain suspicious module URLs.

CVSS: 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-59
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: GitHub_M
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Oct 8, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

git git git:git (from the name)	from 2.39.0, < 2.39.2; from 2.38.0, < 2.38.4; from 2.37.0, < 2.37.6; from 2.36.0, < 2.36.5; from 2.35.0, < 2.35.7; from 2.34.0, < 2.34.7; from 2.33.0, < 2.33.7; from 2.32.0, < 2.32.6; and 2 more ranges	CNA record
git-scm git git-scm:git	before 2.30.8; from 2.31.0 before 2.31.7; from 2.32.0 before 2.32.6; from 2.33.0 before 2.33.7; from 2.34.0 before 2.34.7; from 2.35.0 before 2.35.7; from 2.36.0 before 2.36.5; from 2.37.0 before 2.37.6; and 2 more ranges	NVD

References

https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-gw92-x3fm-3g3qx-refsource-confirm
https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-3wp6-j8xr-qw85x-refsource-misc
https://github.com/git/git/commit/c867e4fa180bec4750e9b54eb10f459030dbebfdx-refsource-misc
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-15

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