CVE-2024-21697Network attack vector

Remote code execution via undisclosed input validation flaw

Published Nov 19, 2024 · Updated Nov 25, 2024

Remote code execution in Atlassian Sourcetree 4.2.8 for Mac and 3.4.19 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Atlassian classifies the issue as a security misconfiguration but has not published the affected component, accepted input, or incorrect operation. Exploitation is unauthenticated but requires user interaction, and successful exploitation executes code with the desktop user's privileges.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.74%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Remote code execution in Atlassian Sourcetree 4.2.8 for Mac and 3.4.19 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Atlassian classifies the issue as a security misconfiguration but has not published the affected component, accepted input, or incorrect operation. Exploitation is unauthenticated but requires user interaction, and successful exploitation executes code with the desktop user's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-21697
Published
Nov 19, 2024
Updated
Nov 25, 2024
Vendor
Atlassian
Product
Sourcetree
Classifications
T1204
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 25, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.4.19 <3.4.20
  2. Affected versionversion=4.2.8 <4.2.9
  3. Affected versionversion=All versions from 3.4.19 to 3.4.19
  4. Affected versionversion=All versions from 4.2.8 to 4.2.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Atlassian · Sourcetreeversion=3.4.19 <3.4.20; version=4.2.8 <4.2.9; version=All versions from 3.4.19 to 3.4.19; version=All versions from 4.2.8 to 4.2.8

Published CVSS scores

8.8AtlassianCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1204User Execution

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