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CVE-2026-69097
GitPython before 3.1.53 Config Injection via Submodule Names
High7.3EPSS 0.27%
- Published
- Updated
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- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
Description
GitPython before 3.1.53 fails to properly escape section names in git config files, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary configuration directives through malicious submodule names. Attackers can inject core.sshCommand or other dangerous config keys into the victim's .git/config via create_submodule or clone_from operations, achieving remote code execution when git performs ssh operations.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulnCheckCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | High7.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| VulnCheckCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 4.0 | High7.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/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 |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.27% · top 81% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.3.
Weakness
Affected products
gitpython-developers · GitPython
- affected < 3.1.53
- unaffected 3.1.53
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIgitpythonGHSA-3rp5-jjmw-4wv2 (opens in a new tab)
References (2)
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-3rp5-jjmw-4wv2) (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryexploit
- VulnCheck Advisory: GitPython before 3.1.53 Config Injection via Submodule Names (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-3rp5-jjmw-4wv2 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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