modelcontextprotocol/servers · Security

mcp-server-git argument injection in git_diff and git_checkout functions allows overwriting local files

GHSA ID
GHSA-9xwc-hfwc-8w59
CVE ID
CVE-2025-68144
Severity
medium
Published
Updated
CVSS v4
6.3 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:L

Description

In mcp-server-git versions prior to 2025.12.18, the git_diff and git_checkout functions passed user-controlled arguments directly to git CLI commands without sanitization. Flag-like values (e.g., --output=/path/to/file for git_diff) would be interpreted as command-line options rather than git refs, enabling arbitrary file overwrites. The fix adds validation that rejects arguments starting with - and verifies the argument resolves to a valid git ref via rev_parse before execution. Users are advised to update to 2025.12.18 resolve this issue.

Thank you to https://hackerone.com/yardenporat for reporting.

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