{"id":59493,"date":"2025-07-19T15:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-21T04:13:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T10:13:15","slug":"cve-2025-46835-high-risk-vulnerability-in-git-gui-allows-unauthorized-file-overwrite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46835-high-risk-vulnerability-in-git-gui-allows-unauthorized-file-overwrite\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-46835: High-Risk Vulnerability in Git GUI Allows Unauthorized File Overwrite<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the dynamic world of cybersecurity, the discovery of a high-risk vulnerability in the popular source control management tool, Git GUI, raises serious concerns for users and administrators alike. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-46835, poses a significant threat to any user who clones untrusted repositories and can lead to potential system compromise or data leakage.<br \/>\nThe vulnerability affects a wide range of users due to the widespread use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5243-critical-security-vulnerability-in-smg-software-information-portal\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68003\">Git GUI<\/a> in software development. Being a tool that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50738-memos-application-vulnerability-allows-for-unauthorized-user-information-disclosure\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69596\">allows developers to interact with Git via a Graphical User<\/a> Interface, the implications of this vulnerability are far-reaching, affecting individual developers, large software development teams, and organizations that rely on Git for version control.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-46835<br \/>\nSeverity: High-Risk (CVSS: 8.5)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: System Compromise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53495-unauthorized-access-data-leakage-in-wikimedia-foundation-mediawiki-abusefilter-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72524\">Data Leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1623353435\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46334-critical-vulnerability-in-git-gui-enables-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70706\">Git GUI<\/a> | Prior to 2.43.7, 2.44.4, 2.45.4, 2.46.4, 2.47.3, 2.48.2, 2.49.1, 2.50.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability lies within the functionality of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52808-a-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-realtyelite\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65886\">Git GUI that allows users to edit files<\/a> within the repository. When a user is tricked into cloning an untrusted repository and editing a file located in a maliciously named directory, Git GUI can create and overwrite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40738-critical-arbitrary-file-write-vulnerability-in-sinec-nms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66563\">files for which the user has write<\/a> permission. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53964-critical-file-manipulation-vulnerability-in-goldendict\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67147\">manipulate the file<\/a> system on the user&#8217;s machine, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3324299473\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. An attacker could create a malicious repository with a specially crafted directory and file:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">mkdir ..\/..\/..\/tmp\/exploit\necho &quot;malicious code&quot; &gt; ..\/..\/..\/tmp\/exploit\/exploit.txt\ngit add .\ngit commit -m &quot;CVE-2025-46835 exploit&quot;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>An unsuspecting user could then clone this repository and be tricked into editing the `exploit.txt` <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9693-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-user-meta-user-profile-builder-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90577\">file<\/a>. Git GUI would then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55345-arbitrary-file-overwrite-and-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-codex-cli\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76795\">overwrite the file<\/a> at `\/tmp\/exploit\/exploit.txt` with the contents of the edited file.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, users are strongly advised to update Git GUI to the latest patched versions: 2.43.7, 2.44.4, 2.45.4, 2.46.4, 2.47.3, 2.48.2, 2.49.1, or 2.50.1. If updating is not immediately possible, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. Additionally, users should be wary of cloning untrusted repositories and editing files within them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the dynamic world of cybersecurity, the discovery of a high-risk vulnerability in the popular source control management tool, Git GUI, raises serious concerns for users and administrators alike. 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