Git submodules vulnerability - CVE-2018-11235

The embedded version of Git used in Sourcetree for macOS was vulnerable to CVE-2018-11235. An attacker can exploit this issue if they can commit to a Git repository linked in Sourcetree for macOS that has been recursively cloned or if a user interacts with a submodule. This allows them to execute arbitrary code on systems running a vulnerable version of Sourcetree for macOS.

Affected versions:

• Versions of Sourcetree for Mac from 1.0b2 before 2.7.4 are affected by this vulnerability.

Fix:

• Upgrade Sourcetree for macOS to version 2.7.4 or higher from https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/ .

For additional details, see the full advisory.