CVE-2023-23618 (GCVE-0-2023-23618)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-14 20:38 – Updated: 2025-03-10 21:11
VLAI?
Title
gitk can inadvertently call executables in the worktree
Summary
Git for Windows is the Windows port of the revision control system Git. Prior to Git for Windows version 2.39.2, when `gitk` is run on Windows, it potentially runs executables from the current directory inadvertently, which can be exploited with some social engineering to trick users into running untrusted code. A patch is available in version 2.39.2. As a workaround, avoid using `gitk` (or Git GUI's "Visualize History" functionality) in clones of untrusted repositories.
Severity ?
8.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
git-for-windows git Affected: < 2.39.2
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