CVE-2024-32002: GitHub: CVE-2024-32002 Recursive clones on case-insensitive filesystems that support symlinks are susceptible to Remote Code Execution

Overview

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Category

Remote Code Execution

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2024-May

Released

2024-05-14

EPSS Score

80.38% (percentile: 99.1%)

FAQ

Why is this GitHub CVE included in the Security Update Guide? The vulnerability assigned to this CVE is in MinGit software which is consumed by Microsoft Visual Studio. It is being documented in the Security Update Guide to announce that the latest builds of Visual Studio are no longer vulnerable. Please see Security Update Guide Supports CVEs Assigned by Industry Partners for more information.

Detection & Weaponization (1 sources)

Maturity: Exploit

• GitHub PoC: 71 repositories

Affected Products (6)

Developer Tools

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8)
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10)
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.9
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8

Security Updates (6)

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Acknowledgments

Anonymous

Revision History

• 2024-05-14: Information published.