High severity8.6NVD Advisory· Published Feb 14, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-23618
CVE-2023-23618
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.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:git_for_windows_project:git_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:git_for_windows_project:git_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.39.2
- (no CPE)range: <2.39.2
- Range: < 2.39.2
Patches
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References
4- github.com/git-for-windows/git/commit/49a8ec9dac3cec6602f05fed1b3f80a549c8c05cnvdPatch
- github.com/git-for-windows/git/security/advisories/GHSA-wxwv-49qw-35pmnvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.39.2.windows.1nvdRelease Notes
- wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/execnvdNot Applicable
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