Is CVE-2023-23618 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-23618 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-23618?

CVE-2023-23618 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-23618?

CVE-2023-23618 has an EPSS score of 0.39% (30th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-23618?

Upgrade git for windows to 2.39.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-23618

HIGH

8.6

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-426

How to fix

Remediation Available

git for windowsNVD

Affected:< 2.39.2Fixed in:2.39.2CVE-2023-23618derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days

30thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 30% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

Release Notes1

github.com

Other references1

wiki.tcl-lang.org

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CVE-2018-12589	High	7.8	20%	-	-
CVE-2022-22047	High	7.8	19%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.