#VU112642 Protection Mechanism Failure in Git - CVE-2025-27613
Published: July 9, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU112642
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-27613
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Git
Git
Software vendor:
Git
Git
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists in Gitk when cloning an untrusted repository and executing Gitk without additional command arguments. A remote attacker can abuse such behavior and overwrite or truncate any files on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that the "Support per-file encoding" option is enabled.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.