CVE-2022-31012 Information

Description

Git for Windows is a fork of Git that contains Windows-specific patches. This vulnerability in versions prior to 2.37.1 lets Git for Windows’ installer execute a binary into C:\mingw64\bin\git.exe by mistake. This only happens upon a fresh install not when upgrading Git for Windows. A patch is included in version 2.37.1. Two workarounds are available. Create the C:\mingw64 folder and remove read/write access from this folder or disallow arbitrary authenticated users to create folders in C:\.

Reference

https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.37.1.windows.1 https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-gjrj-fxvp-hjj2