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Critical severity9.8OSV Advisory· Published Sep 9, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026

CVE-2025-59046

CVE-2025-59046

Description

The npm package interactive-git-checkout is an interactive command-line tool that allows users to checkout a git branch while it prompts for the branch name on the command-line. It is available as an npm package and can be installed via npm install -g interactive-git-checkout. Versions up to and including 1.1.4 of the interactive-git-checkout tool are vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability because the software passes the branch name to the git checkout command using the Node.js child process module's exec() function without proper input validation or sanitization. Commit 8dd832dd302af287a61611f4f85e157cd1c6bb41 fixes the issue.

Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
interactive-git-checkoutnpm
<= 1.1.4—

Affected products

1

Patches

1
8dd832dd302a

fix: avoid command injection vulnerabilities

https://github.com/ninofiliu/interactive-git-checkoutLiran TalSep 9, 2025via ghsa
commit
3 files changed · +9 −9
  • src/checkout.js+3 −3 modified
    @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-const { exec: execCb } = require('child_process');
+const { execFile: execFileCb } = require('child_process');
 const { promisify } = require('util');
 
-const exec = promisify(execCb);
+const execFile = promisify(execFileCb);
 
 module.exports = async (targetBranch) => {
-    const { stdout, stderr } = await exec(`git checkout ${targetBranch}`);
+    const { stdout, stderr } = await execFile('git', ['checkout', targetBranch]);
     process.stderr.write(stderr);
     process.stdout.write(stdout);
 };
  • src/checkoutToNew.js+3 −3 modified
    @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-const { exec: execCb } = require('child_process');
+const { execFile: execFileCb } = require('child_process');
 const { promisify } = require('util');
 
-const exec = promisify(execCb);
+const execFile = promisify(execFileCb);
 
 module.exports = async (newBranchName) => {
-    const { stdout, stderr } = await exec(`git checkout -b ${newBranchName}`);
+    const { stdout, stderr } = await execFile('git', ['checkout', '-b', newBranchName]);
     process.stderr.write(stderr);
     process.stdout.write(stdout);
 };
  • src/getBranches.js+3 −3 modified
    @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-const { exec: execCb } = require('child_process');
+const { execFile: execFileCb } = require('child_process');
 const { promisify } = require('util');
 
-const exec = promisify(execCb);
+const execFile = promisify(execFileCb);
 
 module.exports = async () => {
-    const { stdout, stderr } = await exec('git branch', { encoding: 'utf8' });
+    const { stdout, stderr } = await execFile('git', ['branch'], { encoding: 'utf8' });
     if (stderr !== '') {
         throw new Error(`Error while running "git branch": ${stderr}`);
     }

Vulnerability mechanics

Generated by null/stub on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.

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