GitHub Desktop Security Flaws Causing Potential Credential Exposure from Malicious Remote URLs

Several security weaknesses have been revealed in GitHub Desktop and various other Git-related initiatives that, if exploited, might enable a hacker to illicitly obtain a user’s Git authentication information.

Several security weaknesses have been revealed in GitHub Desktop and various other Git-related initiatives that, if exploited, might enable a hacker to illicitly obtain a user’s Git authentication information.
“Git utilizes a mechanism referred to as Git Credential Protocol for fetching credentials via the credential helper,” highlighted GMO Flatt Security analyst Ry0taK, who unraveled these vulnerabilities

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