CVE-2024-53263 HIGH

CVE-2024-53263: Git LFS permits exfiltration of credentials via crafted HTTP URLs

Vendor Git-Lfs
Product git-lfs
Weakness CWE-74
Published January 14, 2025
Last update February 26, 2026

CVSS base score

8.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Git LFS is a Git extension for versioning large files. When Git LFS requests credentials from Git for a remote host, it passes portions of the host's URL to the `git-credential(1)` command without checking for embedded line-ending control characters, and then sends any credentials it receives back from the Git credential helper to the remote host. By inserting URL-encoded control characters such as line feed (LF) or carriage return (CR) characters into the URL, an attacker may be able to retrieve a user's Git credentials. This problem exists in all previous versions and is patched in v3.6.1. All users should upgrade to v3.6.1. There are no workarounds known at this time.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 14, 2025 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated