CVE-2025-68145 — mcp-server-git
CVE-2025-68145 is a Path Traversal vulnerability in mcp-server-git. A fix is available for mcp-server-git — see the affected versions and patch details below.
mcp-server-git has missing path validation when using --repository flag
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
In mcp-server-git versions prior to 2025.12.18, when the server is started with the --repository flag to restrict operations to a specific repository path, it did not validate that repo_path arguments in subsequent tool calls were actually within that configured path. This could allow tool calls to operate on other repositories accessible to the server process. The fix adds path validation that resolves both the configured repository and the requested path (following symlinks) and verifies the requested path is within the allowed repository before executing any git operations. Users are advised to upgrade to 2025.12.18 to remediate this issue.
Thank you to https://hackerone.com/yardenporat for reporting.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | mcp-server-git | all versions | 2025.12.18pip install --upgrade 'mcp-server-git==2025.12.18' |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for mcp-server-git, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update mcp-server-git to 2025.12.18 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-68145 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2025-68145 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2025-68145. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2025-68145 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2025-68145 across PyPI dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.