GitPython before 3.1.60 Remote Code Execution via Git Directory Impersonation
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.
CVE-2026-87817
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-87817
GitPython
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"vendor": "gitpython-developers",
"product": "GitPython",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "3.1.60",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "3.1.60",
"versionType": "semver"
}
],
"packageURL": "pkg:pypi/gitpython",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-87817
Source reference:
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Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #12953 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date