CVE intelligence

CVE-2025-24890

Vulnerability intelligence

Published Sep 14, 2026Sources checked Oct 30, 2026

6.8MEDIUMCVSS out of 10

What this means

Review the available evidence

CVE-2025-24890 and is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.8. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.

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Remediation and response

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Vendor revision: Sep 15, 2026

See the Microsoft Security Update Guide for the update that applies to your product.

CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog

EPSS0.2%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability

Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field

Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships

Overview

What is CVE-2025-24890?

gitoxide is an implementation of git written in Rust. Prior to 0.13.3, the gix-sec crate on Windows incorrectly treats repositories controlled by another user as trusted when an administrator runs a dependent program with an unfiltered elevated token.

In gix-sec/src/identity.rs, gix_sec::identity::is_path_owned_by_current_user obtains folder_owner and token_owner, but its administrator-specific IsWellKnownSid and CheckTokenMembership checks examine the running token rather than confirming the directory owner.

This bypasses safe.directory-style protection for repositories owned and configured by a limited user, allowing repository configuration or hooks to execute commands with the administrator's privileges when an affected operation is performed. Exploitation requires Windows, an elevated administrator, a program that relies on gix-sec trust results, and interaction with a repository controlled by another user.

An unelevated UAC process is not affected, and cloning is not affected because repository configuration and hooks are not copied. This issue is fixed in version 0.13.3.

Source: NVD