CVE-2022-31012: Gitforwindows Git

High severity, CVSS 7.3. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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:\`.

Affected products

• Gitforwindows Git: before 2.37.1 (fixed in 2.37.1)

Published 2022-07-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.