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CVE-2025-27613
July 10, 2025
Gitk: When a user clones an untrusted repository and runs Gitk without additional command arguments, any writable file can be created and truncated. The option "Support per-file encoding" must have been enabled. The operation "Show origin of this line" is affected as well, regardless of the option being enabled or not.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/git/git.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v1.0.0 <v2.43.7
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.43.7
https://github.com/git/git.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v2.46.0 <v2.46.4
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.46.4
https://github.com/git/git.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =v2.50.0 <v2.50.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.50.1
https://github.com/git/git.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v2.44.0 <v2.44.4
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.44.4
https://github.com/git/git.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v2.48.0 <v2.48.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.48.2
https://github.com/git/git.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =v2.49.0 <v2.49.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.49.1
https://github.com/git/git.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v2.47.0 <v2.47.3
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.47.3
https://github.com/git/git.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v2.45.0 <v2.45.4
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.45.4
Related Resources (6)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00003.html
https://github.com/j6t/gitk/security/advisories/GHSA-f3cw-xrj3-wr2v
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2025/q3/13
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/08/4
https://github.com/j6t/gitk/compare/7dd272eca153058da2e8d5b9960bbbf0b4f0cbaa..67a128b91e25978a15f9f7e194d81b441d603652
https://github.com/j6t/gitk/compare/465f03869ae11acd04abfa1b83c67879c867410c..026c397d911cde55924d7eb1311d0fd6e2e105d5
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
4.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
LOW
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
3.6
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-78
EPSS
Base Score:
0.01