CVE-2026-78676
GitPython before 3.1.59 Remote Code Execution via Config Injection
02 Description
GitPython before 3.1.59 Remote Code Execution via Config Injection
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.77% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 55.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.3 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-12.
- Red Hat severity
- Critical. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-08-25 01:30Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-08 15:25Z21 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-08-25
- Assigning CNA
- VulnCheck
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-88Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- ff75c9b6c69c93bc39f2805a4323dc7419be7430c372c53cae5dffc84755fa15
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comGitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-284h-m62q-gf8w)https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-284h-m62q-gf8w
- www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: GitPython before 3.1.59 Remote Code Execution via Config Injectionhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-remote-code-execution-via-config-injection
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- python-git No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- python-git Fixed in 3.1.44-1+deb13u1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- python-git Fixed in 3.1.61-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.