# Git 2.38.0

Git 2.38.0, released October 3, 2022, fixes 1 CVE in Git (version 2.38.0). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/windows-app/git.git-2.38.0
- Platform: Windows apps
- Released: Oct 3, 2022
- Priority: Routine (Closes CVE-2022-39253)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [Git](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/windows-app/git.md) |  | 2.38.0 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2022-39253](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-39253.md) | Routine | GitHub: CVE-2022-39253 Local clone optimization dereferences symbolic links by default | 5.5 | 0.0148 |  |

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