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.
Advisories
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-21004 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7626-1 Git vulnerabilities
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Description No description is available for this CVE. 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.
Title gitk: git script execution flaw Gitk allows arbitrary command execution
Weaknesses CWE-78
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{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

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{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:45:00 +0000

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Description No description is available for this CVE.
Title gitk: git script execution flaw
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-04T21:09:54.028Z

Reserved: 2025-03-03T15:10:34.080Z

Link: CVE-2025-27614

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-04T21:09:54.028Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-07-10T15:15:26.403

Modified: 2025-11-04T22:16:08.977

Link: CVE-2025-27614

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-07-08T13:01:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-27614 - Bugzilla

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