Function findExecutable

src/utils/windowsPaths.ts:26–77

* Find an executable using where.exe on Windows * @param executable - The name of the executable to find * @returns The path to the executable or null if not found

(executable: string)

 * @returns The path to the executable or null if not found
 */
function findExecutable(executable: string): string | null {
  // For git, check common installation locations first
  if (executable === 'git') {
    const defaultLocations = [
      // check 64 bit before 32 bit
      'C:\\Program Files\\Git\\cmd\\git.exe',
      'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Git\\cmd\\git.exe',
      // intentionally don't look for C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\git.exe
      // because that directory is the "raw" tools with no environment setup
    ]

    for (const location of defaultLocations) {
      if (checkPathExists(location)) {
        return location
      }
    }
  }

  // Fall back to where.exe
  try {
    const result = execSync_DEPRECATED(`where.exe ${executable}`, {
      stdio: 'pipe',
      encoding: 'utf8',
    }).trim()

    // SECURITY: Filter out any results from the current directory
    // to prevent executing malicious git.bat/cmd/exe files
    const paths = result.split('\r\n').filter(Boolean)
    const cwd = getCwd().toLowerCase()

    for (const candidatePath of paths) {
      // Normalize and compare paths to ensure we're not in current directory
      const normalizedPath = path.resolve(candidatePath).toLowerCase()
      const pathDir = path.dirname(normalizedPath).toLowerCase()

      // Skip if the executable is in the current working directory
      if (pathDir === cwd || normalizedPath.startsWith(cwd + path.sep)) {
        logForDebugging(
          `Skipping potentially malicious executable in current directory: ${candidatePath}`,
        )
        continue
      }

      // Return the first valid path that's not in the current directory
      return candidatePath
    }

    return null
  } catch {
    return null
  }
}

/**
 * If Windows, set the SHELL environment variable to git-bash path.