interactive-git-checkout has Command Injection vulnerability
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 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
The npm package `interactive-git-checkout` is an interactive command-line tool that allows users to checkout a git branch while it prompts for the branch name on the command-line. It is available as an npm package and can be installed via `npm install -g interactive-git-checkout`. Versions up to and including 1.1.4 of the `interactive-git-checkout` tool are vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability because the software passes the branch name to the `git checkout` command using the Node.js child process module's `exec()` function without proper input validation or sanitization. Commit 8dd832dd302af287a61611f4f85e157cd1c6bb41 fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ninofiliu | interactive-git-checkout | up to 1.1.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | interactive-git-checkout (npm) | up to 1.1.4 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-4wcm-7hjf-6xw5 |
- interactive-git-checkout Vendorninofiliu Affected up to 1.1.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- interactive-git-checkout (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 1.1.4 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-4wcm-7hjf-6xw5
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-59046
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4wcm-7hjf-6xw5
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-59046 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-59046 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4wcm-7hjf-6xw5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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