CVE-2025-48384 — Git Link Following Vulnerability

Overview

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

Vulnerability details

CVE ID

CVE-2025-48384

Vulnerability

Git Link Following Vulnerability

Vendor

Git

Affected products

Git: Git

Severity

HIGH

Exploitation status

Actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV)

Published

2025-08-25

Remediation guidance

CVE-2025-48384 is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog — U.S. federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it under Binding Operational Directive 22-01. Treat it as a priority for every environment.

Apply the vendor's official security update for Git the affected product as soon as possible. Where a patch is unavailable, apply vendor mitigations or isolate/segment exposed systems.

Hunt for indicators of compromise tied to this vulnerability and confirm logging/EDR coverage on affected assets.

Authoritative references

• NVD — National Vulnerability Database
• MITRE CVE Record
• CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
• FIRST EPSS — Exploit Prediction Scoring