VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-42284
CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability0.57%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-05-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- security-advisories@github.com: CWE-88
Primary references
- security-advisories@github.com — Patch, Release Notes
- security-advisories@github.com — Exploit, Vendor Advisory
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