cve-2023-23618
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-02-14 20:38
Modified
2025-03-10 21:11
Severity ?
8.6 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/git-for-windows/git/commit/49a8ec9dac3cec6602f05fed1b3f80a549c8c05cPatch
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.39.2.windows.1Release Notes
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-wxwv-49qw-35pmVendor Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/execNot Applicable
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/commit/49a8ec9dac3cec6602f05fed1b3f80a549c8c05cPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.39.2.windows.1Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-wxwv-49qw-35pmVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/execNot Applicable
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