j6t gitk up to 2.50.0 os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in j6t gitk up to 2.50.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-27614. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in j6t gitk up to 2.50.0. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-27614 since 03/03/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 241644 (FreeBSD : git -- multiple vulnerabilities (2a4472ed-5c0d-11f0-b991-291fce777db8)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2.43.7, 2.44.4, 2.45.4, 2.46.4, 2.47.3, 2.48.2, 2.49.1 or 2.50.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 8e3070aa5e331be45d4d03e3be41f84494fce129 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (241644), EUVD (EUVD-2025-21004) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1485). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Gentoo Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2015
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
  • Microsoft Visual Studio Code
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2019
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2022
  • Open Source git
  • cPanel cPanel/WHM
  • Open Source Gitea

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 8.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 241644
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : git -- multiple vulnerabilities (2a4472ed-5c0d-11f0-b991-291fce777db8)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: gitk 2.43.7/2.44.4/2.45.4/2.46.4/2.47.3/2.48.2/2.49.1/2.50.1
Patch: 8e3070aa5e331be45d4d03e3be41f84494fce129

Timelineinfo

03/03/2025 CVE reserved
07/10/2025 +128 days Advisory disclosed
07/10/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/26/2025 +47 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-g4v5-fjv9-mhhc
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-27614 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-27614
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-316001
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1485 - Microsoft Developer Tools und git: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2025 17:38
Updated: 08/26/2025 23:43
Changes: 07/10/2025 17:38 (66), 07/10/2025 18:54 (2), 07/10/2025 19:58 (1), 07/28/2025 05:34 (7), 08/26/2025 23:43 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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