Is CVE-2022-41953 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-41953 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-41953?

CVE-2022-41953 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-41953?

CVE-2022-41953 has an EPSS score of 6.80% (93th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-41953?

Upgrade git to 2.39.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-41953

HIGHEPSS 93th pctl

8.6

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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 as a Tcl/Tk script. Due to the unfortunate design of Tcl on Windows, the search path when looking for an executable _always includes the current directory_. Therefore, malicious repositories can ship with an `aspell.exe` in their top-level directory which is executed by Git GUI without giving the user a chance to inspect it first, i.e. running untrusted code. This issue has been addressed in version 2.39.1. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid using Git GUI for cloning. If that is not a viable option, at least avoid cloning from untrusted sources.

CWE-426

How to fix

Remediation Available

gitNVD

Affected:< 2.39.1Fixed in:2.39.1CVE-2022-41953derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

6.80%probability of exploitation in 30 days

93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Third-Party Advisory1

tcl.tk

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