CVE-2026-42284 (GCVE-0-2026-42284)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-07 18:19 – Updated: 2026-05-09 03:56
VLAI
Title
GitPython: Unsafe option check validates multi_options before shlex.split transforms it
Summary
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.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-08 00:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-88 - Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
gitpython-developers GitPython Affected: < 3.1.47
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