Gitk allows arbitrary command execution (j6t gitk)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.43 % · percentile 37 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Deferred
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 2.50.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-78 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-21004
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-27614
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0746 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0579 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Microsoft · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| j6t · gitk | affected >= 2.41.0, < 2.43.7 ; affected >= 2.44.0, < 2.44.4 ; affected >= 2.45.0, < 2.45.4 ; affected >= 2.46.0, < 2.46.4 ; affected >= 2.47.0, < 2.47.3 ; affected >= 2.48.0, < 2.48.2 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |