CVE-2026-78676

Name
CVE-2026-78676
Description
GitPython before 3.1.59 fails to safely re-serialize multi-line git-config values during write operations, corrupting dormant quoted values into injected directives like core.hooksPath. Attackers can craft config files with embedded newlines that become live git directives after any unrelated GitPython config write, enabling arbitrary code execution via hook invocation.
NVD Severity
unknown
Other trackers
CVE, NVD, CERT, CVE Details, CIRCL, Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE (Bugzilla), SUSE (CVE), Mageia
Mailing lists
oss-security, full-disclosure, bugtraq
Exploits
Exploit DB, Metasploit
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
disclosure@vulncheck.com https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-284h-m62q-gf8w
disclosure@vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-remote-code-execution-via-config-injection

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
cpe:2.3:a:gitpython_project:gitpython:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* py3-gitpython >= None < 3.1.59

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
py3-gitpython edge-community 3.1.61-r0 Wen Heping <wenhepingalpine@sohu.com> fixed
py3-gitpython edge-community 3.1.57-r0 Wen Heping <wenhepingalpine@sohu.com> possibly vulnerable
py3-gitpython edge-community 3.1.49-r0 Wen Heping <wenhepingalpine@sohu.com> possibly vulnerable
py3-gitpython edge-community 3.1.46-r1 Wen Heping <wenhepingalpine@sohu.com> possibly vulnerable
py3-gitpython edge-community 3.1.46-r0 Wen Heping <wenhepingalpine@sohu.com> possibly vulnerable
py3-gitpython edge-community 3.1.44-r0 None possibly vulnerable
py3-gitpython edge-community 3.1.43-r1 Bart Ribbers <bribbers@disroot.org> possibly vulnerable
py3-gitpython edge-community 3.1.37-r0 Bart Ribbers <bribbers@disroot.org> possibly vulnerable
py3-gitpython edge-community 3.1.35-r0 Bart Ribbers <bribbers@disroot.org> possibly vulnerable
py3-gitpython 3.24-community 3.1.49-r0 Wen Heping <wenhepingalpine@sohu.com> possibly vulnerable