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CVE-2018-5226
There was an argument injection vulnerability in Sourcetree for Windows via Mercurial repository tag name that is going to be deleted. An…
High8.8EPSS 1.4%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- atlassian
Description
There was an argument injection vulnerability in Sourcetree for Windows via Mercurial repository tag name that is going to be deleted. An attacker with permission to create a tag on a Mercurial repository linked in Sourcetree for Windows is able to exploit this issue to gain code execution on the system. All versions of Sourcetree for Windows before 2.5.5.0 are affected by this vulnerability.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 27% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
- OS Command Injection
Affected products
Atlassian · SourceTree Windows
- affected unspecified – < 2.5.5.0
References (1)
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/SRCTREEWIN-8509 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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