CVE-2023-23618
Published Feb 14, 2023
Last updated a year ago
Overview
- 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.
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
- NVD status
- Modified
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 1.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
Configurations
[
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:git_for_windows_project:git_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "613F976A-860B-4267-8364-74D7BC74030D",
"versionEndExcluding": "2.39.2"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]