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CVE-2016-9274

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2016-11-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-426

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Git 1.x for Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse git.exe file in the current working directory. NOTE: 2.x is unaffected.

Affected products

• git-for-windows git: from 1.0.0 through 1.9.4

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94289
• https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/944
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7jOLv0sul0
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94289
• https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/944
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7jOLv0sul0

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