GHSA-5j7x-r6vf-jhq2: Git for Windows: git-credential-wincred Erase Path Heap Overflow

Published Nov 4, 2026
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Updated

Git for Windows is the Windows port of Git. From 2.43.0.windows.1 until 2.55.0.windows.3, when a matching git: credential exists in Windows Credential Manager and a git-credential-wincred erase input includes a password field, the operation in contrib/credential/wincred/git-credential-wincred.c allocates a buffer of exactly CredentialBlobSize bytes in matchcredpassword() and then uses wcsncpys() to copy the corresponding number of wide characters plus a terminating NUL. The destination capacity is also supplied in bytes instead of WCHAR elements, allowing a fixed two-byte NUL write past the allocation before the password comparison determines whether CredDeleteW() should remove the credential; erase without a password field does not enter this comparison path. The helper can terminate with Windows heap-corruption status, and git credential reject can appear successful while the rejected credential remains stored. This issue is fixed in version 2.55.0.windows.3.

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Git for Windows to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.55.0.windows.3

Event History

Nov 4, 2026
CVE Published
via OSV·03:12 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·03:12 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

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