CVE-2025-27614

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.

Reserved 2025-03-03 | Published 2025-07-10 | Updated 2025-07-10 | Assigner GitHub_M

Problem types

CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Product status

>= 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
affected

>= 2.49.0, < 2.49.1
affected

>= 2.50.0, < 2.50.1
affected

References

github.com/j6t/gitk/security/advisories/GHSA-g4v5-fjv9-mhhc

github.com/...ommit/8e3070aa5e331be45d4d03e3be41f84494fce129

cve.org (CVE-2025-27614)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-27614)

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