PYSEC-2026-3982

At a glance

Published
Updated
CVE
CVE-2026-87817
Aliases
GHSA-239g-whfq-7xj9
CVSS_V4
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/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

Description

GitPython before 3.1.60 fails to properly validate the git directory location, allowing attackers to impersonate the git directory using tracked files like gitdir, commondir, and HEAD. Attackers can execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious pre-commit hook in the tracked hooks directory that executes when a victim calls index.commit() on a cloned or opened repository.

Affected packages

PackageVersions
PyPI · gitpythonintroduced 0, fixed 3.1.60

References

Sources

SourceLicence
OSV.devCC-BY 4.0 — PyPA Advisory Database