CVE-2025-27614 — OS Command Injection in Gitk

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection11 documents6 sources
Severity
8.6HIGHNVD
OSV3.6
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.22%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
9
GITDebian GITJ6T Gitk+6 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 10

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…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 6.0

Affected Packages10 packages

▶CVEListV5j6t/gitk8 versions+7
▶debiandebian/git< git 1:2.50.1-0.1 (forky)
▶Debiangit/git< 1:2.47.3-0+deb13u1+1
▶Ubuntugit/git< 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu1.14+12

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
CVE-2025-27614: Gitk is a Tcl/Tk based Git history browser↗2025-07-10
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OSV
git regression↗2025-07-10
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OSV
git regression↗2025-07-09
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OSV
git vulnerabilities↗2025-07-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
Git regression↗2025-07-10
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Ubuntu
Git regression↗2025-07-09
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Ubuntu
Git vulnerabilities↗2025-07-08
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Red Hat
gitk: git script execution flaw↗2025-07-08
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Microsoft
GitHub: CVE-2025-27614 Gitk Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability↗2025-07-08
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