{"id":"CVE-2023-23618","aliases":["EUVD-2023-27713","GHSA-wxwv-49qw-35pm"],"status":"published","title":"gitk can inadvertently call executables in the worktree","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. 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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.\n","status":"published","published":"2023-02-14T20:38:04.921Z","modified":"2025-03-10T21:11:24.73Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-426"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:21.232549Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-27713","description":"Git for Windows is the Windows port of the revision control system Git. 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As a workaround, avoid using `gitk` (or Git GUI's \"Visualize History\" functionality) in clones of untrusted repositories.\n","status":"published","published":"2023-02-14T21:15:13.17Z","modified":"2026-06-17T05:37:35.787Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-426"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:46.811196Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2023-23618","title":"gitk can inadvertently call executables in the worktree","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. 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