CVE-2016-9274

PoC —

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

EPSS

<1%p58

Published

Nov 11, 2016 (Nov 11, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Vendors: git for windows project
Products: git for windows
Weakness: CWE-426
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.9%)

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