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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.7 High

CVE-2026-87817

GitPython before 3.1.60 Remote Code Execution via Git Directory Impersonation

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 products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

gitpython-developers GitPython

Default version status: unaffected

  • 0 to < 3.1.60affected
  • 3.1.60unaffected
pkg:pypi/gitpython

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