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CVE-2026-42284

GitPython: Unsafe option check validates multi_options before shlex.split transforms it

Published: May 7, 2026Updated: May 8, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-88
8.1HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 56.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. Prior to version 3.1.47, _clone() validates multi_options as the original list, then executes shlex.split(" ".join(multi_options)). A string like "--branch main --config core.hooksPath=/x" passes validation (starts with --branch), but after split becomes ["--branch", "main", "--config", "core.hooksPath=/x"]. Git applies the config and executes attacker hooks during clone. This issue has been patched in version 3.1.47.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-88

Affected Products

gitpython project
oss-projectaka gitpython
gitpythonLibrary
OSS Libraries / pypi
gitpython-developers
package-ecosystem
GitPythonMixed
DevTools & CI / source-control

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.47
github.com
https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-x2qx-6953-8485
github.com
https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2026-32686
tenable.com

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