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…

PriorityP337high7.8CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH

EPSS

0.39%

30.3th percentile

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.

Affected

8 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
git-for-windows	git	< 2.39.2	2.39.2
git_for_windows_project	git_for_windows	< 2.39.2	2.39.2
msrc	microsoft_visual_studio_2017_version_15.9	—	—
msrc	microsoft_visual_studio_2019_version_16.11	—	—
msrc	microsoft_visual_studio_2022_version_17.0	—	—
msrc	microsoft_visual_studio_2022_version_17.2	—	—
msrc	microsoft_visual_studio_2022_version_17.4	—	—
msrc	microsoft_visual_studio_2022_version_17.5	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

vendor_msrc8.6HIGH

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