lazygit/pkg/secureexec/secureexec_windows.go

// +build windows

package secureexec

import (
	"os/exec"

	"github.com/cli/safeexec"
)

// calling exec.Command directly on a windows machine poses a security risk due to
// the current directory being searched first before any directories in the PATH
// variable, meaning you might clone a repo that contains a program called 'git'
// which does something malicious when executed.

// see https://github.com/golang/go/issues/38736 for more context. We'll likely
// be able to just throw out this code and switch to the official solution when it exists.

// I consider this a minor security concern because you're just as vulnerable if
// you call `git status` from the command line directly but no harm in playing it
// safe.

func Command(name string, args ...string) *exec.Cmd {
	bin, err := safeexec.LookPath(name)
	if err != nil {
		bin = name
	}

	return exec.Command(bin, args...)
}