8.6

CVE-2023-23618: git_for_windows_project git_for_windows Untrusted Search Path

CVSS: 8.6v3.1HighModified
Published 14-02-2023Last modified 10-03-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-23618 is a high (CVSS 8.6) Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in git_for_windows_project git_for_windows. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.6/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.39%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-02-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 10-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.39%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

31%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.39% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.39%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Git_for_windows_project1 product
Git-for-windows1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

4 links