CVE-2025-26625
high
CVSS v3
—
CVSS v4 NEW
8.6
VIR risk
8.0
Description
Git LFS may write to arbitrary files via crafted symlinks
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.6.1-1+deb13u1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.7.1-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.7.1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.13.2-1+deb11u2 |
| bookworm | Affected | — |
Red Hat Fixed 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fixed | — |
| 8 | Fixed | — |
Rocky Linux Fixed 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fixed | — |
| 8 | Fixed | — |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs | >=0.5.2,<3.7.1 | 3.7.1 |
| Go | github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs | >=0.5.2 | |
| Go | github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/v3 | <3.7.1 | 3.7.1 |
References
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2025:23745
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23744
- https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/security/advisories/GHSA-6pvw-g552-53c5
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-26625
- https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/commit/0cffe93176b870055c9dadbb3cc9a4a440e98396
- https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/commit/5c11ffce9a4f095ff356bc781e2a031abb46c1a8
- https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/commit/d02bd13f02ef76f6807581cd6b34709069cb3615
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-26625
- https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs
- https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/releases/tag/v3.7.1
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-26625
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-26625.html
- https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2025:23744
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23745
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2404720
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2025-23745.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2025-23744.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/05/msg00055.html
CWEs
CWE-59
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