Untrusted search path in Git for Windows - CVE-2023-23618
Published: February 15, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU72243
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23618
CWE-ID: CWE-426
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to "gitk" on Windows executes binaries from the current working directory. A remote attacker can trick the victim into placing a malicious binary into the working directory using social engineering and trick users into running untrusted code.
Affected software
Git for Windows
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
How to mitigate CVE-2023-23618
Install updates from vendor's website.
Git for Windows - update to 2.39.2.1