CVE-2025-48384 Git Link Following
Attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted submodule paths and symlinks due to improper config quoting in Git.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 25 Aug 2025
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-48384?
CVE-2025-48384 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Apple Xcode, published on 8 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals. When reading a config value, Git strips any trailing carriage return and line feed (CRLF). When writing a config entry, values with a trailing CR are not quoted, causing the CR to be lost when the config is later read. When initializing a submodule, if the submodule path contains a trailing CR, the altered path is read resulting in the submodule being checked out to an incorrect location. If a symlink exists that points the altered path to the submodule hooks directory, and the submodule contains an executable post-checkout hook, the script may be unintentionally executed after checkout. This vulnerability is fixed in v2.43.7, v2.44.4, v2.45.4, v2.46.4, v2.47.3, v2.48.2, v2.49.1, and v2.50.1.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48384?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including git. It affects 3 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
git Bitnami | All versions | 2.50.1 |
Linux distribution packages (39)
git Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 0:2.18.4-5.el8_2.1 |
git-all Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 0:2.18.4-5.el8_2.1 |
git-core Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 0:2.18.4-5.el8_2.1 |
git-core-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 0:2.18.4-5.el8_2.1 |
git-core-doc Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 0:2.18.4-5.el8_2.1 |
git-daemon Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 0:2.18.4-5.el8_2.1 |
git-daemon-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 0:2.18.4-5.el8_2.1 |
git-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 0:2.18.4-5.el8_2.1 |
git-debugsource Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 0:2.18.4-5.el8_2.1 |
git-email Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 0:2.18.4-5.el8_2.1 |
git-gui Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 0:2.18.4-5.el8_2.1 |
git-instaweb Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 0:2.18.4-5.el8_2.1 |
git-subtree Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 0:2.18.4-5.el8_2.1 |
git-svn Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 0:2.18.4-5.el8_2.1 |
git-svn-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 0:2.18.4-5.el8_2.1 |
gitk Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 0:2.18.4-5.el8_2.1 |
gitweb Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 0:2.18.4-5.el8_2.1 |
perl-Git Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 0:2.18.4-5.el8_2.1 |
perl-Git-SVN Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream | All versions | 0:2.18.4-5.el8_2.1 |
git Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream | All versions | 0:2.27.0-5.el8_4.1 |
git-all Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream | All versions | 0:2.27.0-5.el8_4.1 |
git-core Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream | All versions | 0:2.27.0-5.el8_4.1 |
git-core-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream | All versions | 0:2.27.0-5.el8_4.1 |
git-core-doc Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream | All versions | 0:2.27.0-5.el8_4.1 |
git-credential-libsecret Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream | All versions | 0:2.27.0-5.el8_4.1 |
git-credential-libsecret-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream | All versions | 0:2.27.0-5.el8_4.1 |
git-daemon Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream | All versions | 0:2.27.0-5.el8_4.1 |
git-daemon-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream | All versions | 0:2.27.0-5.el8_4.1 |
git-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream | All versions | 0:2.27.0-5.el8_4.1 |
git-debugsource Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream | All versions | 0:2.27.0-5.el8_4.1 |
git-email Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream | All versions | 0:2.27.0-5.el8_4.1 |
git-gui Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream | All versions | 0:2.27.0-5.el8_4.1 |
git-instaweb Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream | All versions | 0:2.27.0-5.el8_4.1 |
git-subtree Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream | All versions | 0:2.27.0-5.el8_4.1 |
git-svn Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream | All versions | 0:2.27.0-5.el8_4.1 |
gitk Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream | All versions | 0:2.27.0-5.el8_4.1 |
gitweb Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream | All versions | 0:2.27.0-5.el8_4.1 |
perl-Git Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream | All versions | 0:2.27.0-5.el8_4.1 |
perl-Git-SVN Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream | All versions | 0:2.27.0-5.el8_4.1 |
Products include Apple Xcode, Debian Debian Linux, Git-Scm Git.
How do I fix CVE-2025-48384?
Upgrade git to 2.50.1 or later. US federal agencies must fix it by 15 Sep 2025.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2025-48384 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2025-48384 in the wild since at least 25 Aug 2025.
Public exploit code: 42 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Xcode
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2025-48384, AZL-65043, AZL-65057, BELL-CVE-2025-48384, BIT-git-2025-48384, CLSA-2025-1752655000 and 22 more.