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HIGH

CVE-2025-27614

Gitk allows arbitrary command execution

CVSS v3

8.6

HIGH

EPSS Score

0.4 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

none

SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • gitAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 2.47.3-1.el9_6and 14 other packages
  • gitAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2.43.7-1.el8_10and 14 other packages
  • perl-GitAlmaLinux:10all versions · fixed in 2.47.3-1.el10_0and 10 other packages

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2025-27614 Red Hat Product Security150 products fixed · 34 known affected

    gitk: git script execution flaw

    emacs-git as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · emacs-git-el as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · git as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

  • RHSA-2025:11534 Red Hat Product Security51 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: git security update

  • RHSA-2025:11533 Red Hat Product Security48 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: git security update

  • RHSA-2025:11462 Red Hat Product Security51 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: git security update

Full record on NVD

Description

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.

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2025-07-10
Last Modified
2026-04-15

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-27614?

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.

Is CVE-2025-27614 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2025-27614 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.4% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-27614?

CVE-2025-27614 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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