๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-73625

HIGH 8.8

GitPython before 3.1.54 Remote Code Execution via kwarg value smuggling

CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

GitPython versions before 3.1.54 contain a remote code execution vulnerability in the check_unsafe_options guard that can be bypassed by smuggling git options inside single-character kwarg values. Attackers can supply crafted option dictionaries to clone_from, fetch, pull, push, ls_remote, iter_commits, blame, or archive methods to execute arbitrary OS commands via the --upload-pack parameter.

CWE CWE-78
Vendor gitpython-developers
Product gitpython
Published Aug 13, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Affected Versions

gitpython-developers / GitPython
0 < 3.1.54

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-r9mr-m37c-5fr3 vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-remote-code-execution-via-kwarg-value-smuggling

Credits

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