Vulnerability · Published Sep 9, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2025-59046interactive-git-checkout has Command Injection vulnerability
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity command injection in interactive-git-checkout from ninofiliu. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | interactive-git-checkout | no fix listed | GHSA-4wcm-7hjf-6xw5 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ninofiliu | interactive-git-checkout | <= 1.1.4 |
Weakness: CWE-77 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H