Copyright © 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved. Moderate 2026-09-14T15:28:03 gix-sec: gix-sec: Privilege escalation via incorrect repository trust on Windows 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L CWE-648

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.

A flaw was found in gix-sec. On Windows, an elevated administrator running a program that uses gix-sec may incorrectly trust repositories controlled by another user. This bypasses security protections, allowing repository configurations or hooks to execute commands with the administrator's privileges. This can lead to arbitrary code execution or privilege escalation.

This flaw affects the `gix-sec` crate on Windows systems, leading to privilege escalation. Red Hat products are not affected as the vulnerable code is not present in Red Hat's supported Linux-based offerings. Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Not affected igvm Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Not affected rust Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not affected rust-toolset:rhel8/rust Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not affected rust Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 Not affected rust Red Hat Hardened Images Not affected openshell Red Hat Hardened Images Not affected rust https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-24890 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24890 https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/commit/39e37482d6f884bf4765dbe9c95a93dc2a92e559 https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/pull/2510 https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/releases/tag/gix-sec-v0.13.3 https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/security/advisories/GHSA-7rhf-42qf-vrvc