CVE-2023-23618EPSS p30.1%
CVE-2023-23618CVE-2023-23618
git_for_windows_project / git_for_windows
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.6 () |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.39% probability of exploitation · percentile 30.1% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |