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CVE-2023-23618

Published: Feb 14, 2023

Modified: Mar 10, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

8.6

HIGH

Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
git-for-windows	git	affected `< 2.39.2`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-wxwv-49qw-35pm

x_refsource_CONFIRM

https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/commit/49a8ec9dac3cec6602f05fed1b3f80a549c8c05c

x_refsource_MISC

https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.39.2.windows.1

x_refsource_MISC

https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/exec

x_refsource_MISC

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