HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2024-21697
HIGH

CVE-2024-21697

NVD-CWE-noinfoPublished: November 19, 2024· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

This High severity RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerability was introduced in versions 4.2.8 of Sourcetree for Mac and 3.4.19 for Sourcetree for Windows.

This RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 8.8, allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code which has high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability, and requires user interaction.

Atlassian recommends that Sourcetree for Mac and Sourcetree for Windows customers upgrade to latest version, if you are unable to do so, upgrade your instance to one of the specified supported fixed versions:

Sourcetree for Mac 4.2: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 4.2.9

Sourcetree for Windows 3.4: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 3.4.20

See the release notes ([https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/download-archives]). You can download the latest version of Sourcetree for Mac and Sourcetree for Windows from the download center ([https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/download-archives]).

This vulnerability was reported via our Penetration Testing program.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2024-21697 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Atlassian1 product(s)
sourcetree
Source: NVD CPE · 2 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
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GitHub PoC Search
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Rapid7 / Metasploit
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Official NIST entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1456179091
ADVISORYhttps://jira.atlassian.com/browse/SRCTREE-8168

All References (2)

→
https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1456179091Vendor Advisory
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https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/SRCTREE-8168Vendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2024-21697
CVSS Score8.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessNVD-CWE-noinfo
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedNov 19, 2024

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2024-21697 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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