GitPython before 3.1.58 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in Repo.init that forwards unsafe git options without validation. Attackers can supply a template parameter pointing to a directory with malicious git hooks that execute arbitrary code when git operations are performed on the initialized repository.

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Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Gitpython-developers
Gitpython-developers gitpython
Vendors & Products Gitpython-developers
Gitpython-developers gitpython

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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Description GitPython before 3.1.58 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in Repo.init that forwards unsafe git options without validation. Attackers can supply a template parameter pointing to a directory with malicious git hooks that execute arbitrary code when git operations are performed on the initialized repository.
Title GitPython before 3.1.58 Remote Code Execution via Repo.init
First Time appeared Gitpython Project
Gitpython Project gitpython
Weaknesses CWE-88
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitpython_project:gitpython:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gitpython Project
Gitpython Project gitpython
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T15:02:13.151Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T11:35:13.689Z

Link: CVE-2026-76218

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-19T15:01:59.901Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-19T14:17:48.040

Modified: 2026-08-19T15:18:10.590

Link: CVE-2026-76218

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-19T18:30:03Z

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