CVE-2018-5226 is an argument injection vulnerability in Sourcetree for Windows, affecting versions prior to 2.5.5.0. An attacker with permissions to create a tag on a linked Mercurial repository can exploit this flaw to achieve remote code execution on the system. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a severe risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting a lack of active exploitation or widespread community attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.5.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:sourcetree:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.