CVE-2023-29012 - CVE House

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Status published High CVE-2023-29012

Git CMD erroneously executes `doskey.exe` in the current directory, if it exists

7.3 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Git for Windows is the Windows port of Git. Prior to version 2.40.1, any user of Git CMD who starts the command in an untrusted directory is impacted by an Uncontrolles Search Path Element vulnerability. Maliciously-placed `doskey.exe` would be executed silently upon running Git CMD. The problem has been patched in Git for Windows v2.40.1. As a workaround, avoid using Git CMD or, if using Git CMD, avoid starting it in an untrusted directory.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

git-for-windows

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Affected Software

git

Vulnerable Versions:

< 2.40.1

Timeline

Official Publish: April 25th, 2023

Last Modified: February 3rd, 2025

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1574 Hijack Execution Flow

T1574.001 DLL Search Order Hijacking

Privilege Escalation

T1547 Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1036 Masquerading

Defense Evasion

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter