CVE-2025-27614
Published: Jul 10, 2025
Modified: Nov 4, 2025
CVSS v3.1
8.6
Description
Gitk is a Tcl/Tk based Git history browser. Starting with 2.41.0, a Git repository can be crafted in such a way that with some social engineering a user who has cloned the repository can be tricked into running any script (e.g., Bourne shell, Perl, Python, ...) supplied by the attacker by invoking gitk filename, where filename has a particular structure. The script is run with the privileges of the user. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.43.7, 2.44.4, 2.45.4, 2.46.4, 2.47.3, 2.48.2, 2.49.1, and 2.50.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
j6t | gitk | affected >= 2.41.0, < 2.43.7affected >= 2.44.0, < 2.44.4affected >= 2.45.0, < 2.45.4affected >= 2.46.0, < 2.46.4affected >= 2.47.0, < 2.47.3+3 more versions |
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
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
References
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