CVE-2016-9274: Git For Windows Project Git For Windows

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Git 1.x for Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse git.exe file in the current working directory. NOTE: 2.x is unaffected.

Affected products

• Git For Windows Project Git For Windows: from 1.0.0, up to and including 1.9.4

Published 2016-11-11. Last modified 2026-06-17.