Atlassian SourceTree v2.5c and prior are affected by a command injection in the handling…
Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Atlassian SourceTree v2.5c and prior are affected by a command injection in the handling of the sourcetree:// scheme. It will lead to arbitrary OS command execution with a URL substring of sourcetree://cloneRepo/ext:: or sourcetree://checkoutRef/ext:: followed by the command. The Atlassian ID number is SRCTREE-4632.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.08262 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8768
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pf5p-r5w7-3r8g
References
More Atlassian Sourcetree vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-14342 There was an argument injection vulnerability in Atlassian Sourcetree for Windows from… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-14343 Command injection in Atlassian Sourcetree for Windows CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-14341 There was an argument injection vulnerability in Atlassian Sourcetree for macOS from… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-08655 An argument injection vulnerability in Atlassian Sourcetree for Windows's URI handlers… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-09622 There was an argument injection vulnerability in Sourcetree for macOS via filenames in… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-10694 Command injection in Atlassian Sourcetree for Windows CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-8768 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-8768 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pf5p-r5w7-3r8g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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