CVE-2019-1353

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS Score

Published: January 24, 2020 at 09:14 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:28 AM UTC

3 products affected across 3 vendorsLeapGitGit for Windows

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Severity

CRITICAL9.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 2%

Description

An issue was found in Git before v2.24.1, v2.23.1, v2.22.2, v2.21.1, v2.20.2, v2.19.3, v2.18.2, v2.17.3, v2.16.6, v2.15.4, and v2.14.6. When running Git in the Windows Subsystem for Linux (also known as "WSL") while accessing a working directory on a regular Windows drive, none of the NTFS protections were active.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Git · Git Scm

95%

2.14.0 ≤ v < 2.14.62.15.0 ≤ v < 2.15.42.16.0 ≤ v < 2.16.62.17.0 ≤ v < 2.17.32.18.0 ≤ v < 2.18.22.19.0 ≤ v < 2.19.32.20.0 ≤ v < 2.20.22.21.0 ≤ v < 2.21.12.22.0 ≤ v < 2.22.22.23.0 ≤ v < 2.23.12.24.0 ≤ v < 2.24.1

Affected range stops below 2.14.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.15.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.16.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.17.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.18.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.19.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.20.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.21.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.22.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.23.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.24.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Leap · openSUSEdrupal

95%

15.1

Git for Windows · Microsoft

50%

v < 2.24.1

Affected range stops below 2.24.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (5)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00056.html

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE

Source: [email protected]

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00003.html

x_refsource_MISC

Source: [email protected]

https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqr21cqcn9.fsf%40gitster-ct.c.googlers.com/T/#u

x_refsource_MISC

Source: [email protected]

https://public-inbox.org/git/xmqqr21cqcn9.fsf%40gitster-ct.c.googlers.com/

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO

Source: [email protected]

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-30

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

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StatusMODIFIED

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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