CVE-2025-46334

Arbitrary code execution via working-directory executable search

Published Jul 10, 2025 · Updated Nov 4, 2025

Command injection in j6t Git GUI on Windows allows local users to execute arbitrary code after opening a malicious repository. Tcl executable lookup searches the repository working directory, so Git Bash or Browse Files can launch a repository-supplied sh.exe or textconv helper. Execution requires a user to run Git GUI in an untrusted repository and select either affected menu command, and the payload runs with that user's privileges.

CVSS severity8.6
High
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in j6t Git GUI on Windows allows local users to execute arbitrary code after opening a malicious repository. Tcl executable lookup searches the repository working directory, so Git Bash or Browse Files can launch a repository-supplied sh.exe or textconv helper. Execution requires a user to run Git GUI in an untrusted repository and select either affected menu command, and the payload runs with that user's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-46334
Published
Jul 10, 2025
Updated
Nov 4, 2025
Vendor
j6t
Product
Git GUI
Classifications
CWE-78, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 10, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 2.43.7
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 2.44.0, < 2.44.4
  3. Affected versionversion=>= 2.45.0, < 2.45.4
  4. Affected versionversion=>= 2.46.0, < 2.46.4
  5. Affected versionversion=>= 2.47.0, < 2.47.3
  6. Affected versionversion=>= 2.48.0, < 2.48.2
  7. Affected versionversion=>= 2.49.0, < 2.49.1
  8. Affected versionversion=>= 2.50.0, < 2.50.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

j6t · Git GUIversion=< 2.43.7; version=>= 2.44.0, < 2.44.4; version=>= 2.45.0, < 2.45.4; version=>= 2.46.0, < 2.46.4; version=>= 2.47.0, < 2.47.3; version=>= 2.48.0, < 2.48.2; version=>= 2.49.0, < 2.49.1; version=>= 2.50.0, < 2.50.1

Published CVSS scores

8.6GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1204.002Malicious File

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