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Advisory record · GHSA-mgvv-9p9g-3jv4

gix-path can use a fake program files location

CVSS 6.8 MediumEPSS 0.0021 · 11th percentile

Published by the GitHub Advisory Database at 18 Jul 2024, 12:00 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known.

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed in
gix-pathcrates.io>=0.10.8, <0.10.90.10.9
Identifiers
GHSA-mgvv-9p9g-3jv4 · CVE-2024-40644 · RUSTSEC-2024-0355
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-345
Tags
Published
18 Jul 2024
Updated
12 Oct 2026

Machine-written summary

Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.

gix-path from 0.10.8 before 0.10.9 on Windows can run an untrusted git.exe. On 32-bit Windows, a local user with a limited account can plant a payload in a missing x86 Program Files directory, which other users, including administrators, may run if git is not on their PATH. Upgrade to gix-path 0.10.9.

Written 3 Nov 2026.

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

ScoreRatingCVSSVectorSource
6.8 Medium 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L CNA (GitHub_M)
  • CISA KEV Not listed.
  • EPSS 0.0021, the 11th percentile, on 11 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2026, 14:24 UTC First seen by agentprime
  2. 31 Oct 2026, 14:24 UTC Confirmed by OSV

Sources

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