Vulnerability

CVE-2025-48384

High· 8.0KEVCVSS8EPSS1%

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Git Link Following Vulnerability

Git contains a link following vulnerability that stems from Git’s inconsistent handling of carriage return characters in configuration files.

Threat signal

90/100

Severe

Severity

high

CVSS

8.0

EPSS

Active

KEV

CISA KEV — actively exploited

271d overdue

AffectedGit — Git

Added to KEV

2025-08-25

Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)

2025-09-15

Required action (CISA verbatim)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Vendor advisory + references

CISA description: “Git contains a link following vulnerability that stems from Git’s inconsistent handling of carriage return characters in configuration files.”

CVSS

v3.1Open in FIRST calculator →

8.0/ 10HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNetworkExploitable remotely over the internet — no local access needed.
Attack ComplexityHighRequires conditions outside attacker's control (race, brute-force, configuration
Privileges RequiredLowStandard user privileges sufficient.
User InteractionRequiredRequires user action (click, file open, etc).
ScopeChangedImpact extends beyond the vulnerable component (e.g. sandbox escape).
Confidentiality ImpactHighTotal disclosure of sensitive data.
Integrity ImpactHighTotal compromise of integrity — full data modification possible.
Availability ImpactHighTotal loss of availability — full DoS possible.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

0.60%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

p70

higher than 70% of all CVEs

3-day trend↑ 0pp

Low exploitation likelihood — defer if no other signals fire.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2025-48384. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCAct

Active exploitation with total impact on essential/support systems

exploitation: active
automatable: yes
impact: total
mission: support

Lifecycle

2025-07-30Vendor advisory · amazon-linuxALAS2-2025-2941 — ALAS2-2025-2941 (important): git
2025-08-25Added to CISA KEVransomware: Unknown
2025-08-25Published
2025-09-15Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)
2026-06-12Last modified1 source

Entity graph

2 nodes · 1 edges · click to pivot

CVEActorVendor advisoryIOCNews

Vendor advisories

amazon-linuxALAS2-2025-2941ALAS2-2025-2941 (important): git

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