SB20250709122 - Microsoft Visual Studio update for Git
Published: July 9, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250709122
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Protection Mechanism Failure (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-27613)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists in Gitk when cloning an untrusted repository and executing Gitk without additional command arguments. A remote attacker can abuse such behavior and overwrite or truncate any files on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that the "Support per-file encoding" option is enabled.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.