Git Link Following Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2025-08-25
Federal due date
2025-09-15
Vendor
Git
Product
Git
EPSS
70.0th percentile (score 0.006, as of 2026-06-08)
NVD CVSS v3.1
Ransomware use
Unknown
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48384

CISA short description

Git contains a link following vulnerability that stems from Git’s inconsistent handling of carriage return characters in configuration files.

Required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

EPSS percentile is the FIRST.org exploit-probability ranking as of the date noted above; it moves daily. CVSS reflects NVD's analysis at time of publication.