Code injection in Atlassian Sourcetree for Mac
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
This High severity RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerability was introduced in version 3.4.11 of Sourcetree for Mac and Sourcetree for Windows. This RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 7.1, allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code which has high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability, and requires user interaction. Atlassian recommends that Sourcetree for Mac and Sourcetree for Windows customers upgrade to latest version, if you are unable to do so, upgrade your instance to one of the specified supported fixed versions: * Sourcetree for Mac and Sourcetree for Windows 3.4: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 3.4.13 See the release notes (https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/download-archives). You can download the latest version of Sourcetree for Mac and Sourcetree for Windows from the download center (https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/download-archives). This vulnerability was reported via our Bug Bounty program.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlassian | Sourcetree for Mac | All versions from 3.4.11 to 3.4.12 inclusive | All versions from 3.4.13 | Patch available | CNA |
- Sourcetree for Mac VendorAtlassian Affected All versions from 3.4.11 to 3.4.12 inclusive Fixed in All versions from 3.4.13 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Sourcetree for Mac (Atlassian) Fixed in All versions from 3.4.13
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-21575
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rrh5-678c-6wj4
References
More Atlassian Sourcetree vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-06280 Atlassian SourceTree v2.5c and prior are affected by a command injection in the handling… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-21575 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-21575 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rrh5-678c-6wj4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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