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CVE-2023-23618

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.

Published

2023-02-14T21:15:13.170

Last Modified

2024-11-21T07:46:32.707

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.6 (HIGH)

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-426
Type: Primary
CWE-426

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	git_for_windows_project	git_for_windows	< 2.39.2	Yes

References

https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/commit/49a8ec9dac3cec6602f05fed1b3f80a549c8c05c Patch ([email protected])
https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.39.2.windows.1 Release Notes ([email protected])
https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-wxwv-49qw-35pm Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/exec Not Applicable ([email protected])
https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/commit/49a8ec9dac3cec6602f05fed1b3f80a549c8c05c Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.39.2.windows.1 Release Notes (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-wxwv-49qw-35pm Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/exec Not Applicable (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)