{"id":"CVE-2023-22743","aliases":["EUVD-2023-26861"],"status":"published","title":"Git for Windows' installer is susceptible to DLL side loading attacks","description":"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 upgrades might run the Git for Windows installer with elevation. Version 2.39.2 contains a patch for this issue. Some workarounds are available. Never leave untrusted files in the Downloads folder or its sub-folders before executing the Git for Windows installer, or move the installer into a different directory before executing it.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.00352,"percentile":0.29289,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-426"],"published":"2023-02-14T20:39:30Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:02Z","products":[{"vendor":"git-for-windows","product":"git"},{"vendor":"git_for_windows_project","product":"git_for_windows"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-p2x9-prp4-8gvq","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-gf48-x3vr-j5c3","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1574/002/","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Technical Description","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.39.2.windows.1","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Release Notes","web"]},{"url":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/controls/cookbook-overview?redirectedfrom=MSDN#using-comctl32dll-version-6-in-an-application-that-uses-only-standard-extensions","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Technical Description","Vendor Advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sbscs/about-side-by-side-assemblies-","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Technical Description","Vendor Advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/22xxx/CVE-2023-22743.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22743","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-22743","title":"Git for Windows' installer is susceptible to DLL side loading attacks","description":"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 upgrades might run the Git for Windows installer with elevation. Version 2.39.2 contains a patch for this issue. Some workarounds are available. Never leave untrusted files in the Downloads folder or its sub-folders before executing the Git for Windows installer, or move the installer into a different directory before executing it.","status":"published","published":"2023-02-14T20:39:30.094Z","modified":"2025-03-10T21:11:18.086Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-426"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:16.126506Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-26861","description":"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 upgrades might run the Git for Windows installer with elevation. Version 2.39.2 contains a patch for this issue. Some workarounds are available. Never leave untrusted files in the Downloads folder or its sub-folders before executing the Git for Windows installer, or move the installer into a different directory before executing it.","status":"published","published":"2023-02-14T20:39:30Z","modified":"2025-03-10T21:11:18Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:53:09.197707Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-22743","description":"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 upgrades might run the Git for Windows installer with elevation. Version 2.39.2 contains a patch for this issue. Some workarounds are available. Never leave untrusted files in the Downloads folder or its sub-folders before executing the Git for Windows installer, or move the installer into a different directory before executing it.","status":"published","published":"2023-02-14T21:15:12.547Z","modified":"2026-06-17T05:36:04.943Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-426"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:46.811196Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2023-22743","title":"Git for Windows' installer is susceptible to DLL side loading attacks","description":"Git for Windows is the Windows port of the revision control system Git. 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