GitHub: CVE-2024-32004 Remote Code Execution while cloning special-crafted local repositories

Security Vulnerability

Released: May 14, 2024

Assigning CNA
Github
CVE.org link
CVE-2024-32004
Impact
Remote Code Execution
Max Severity
Important
Weakness
CVSS Source
Github
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Please see Common Vulnerability Scoring System for more information on the definition of these metrics.

Exploitability

The following table provides an exploitability assessment for this vulnerability at the time of original publication.

Publicly disclosed
No
Exploited
No
Exploitability assessment
Exploitation Less Likely

FAQ

Why is this GitHub CVE included in the Security Update Guide?

The vulnerability assigned to this CVE is in MinGit software which is consumed by Microsoft Visual Studio. It is being documented in the Security Update Guide to announce that the latest builds of Visual Studio are no longer vulnerable. Please see Security Update Guide Supports CVEs Assigned by Industry Partners for more information.

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