OS Command Injection Affecting awx package, versions <24.6.1-r35


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.9% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-AWX-16712220
  • published16 May 2026
  • disclosed7 May 2026

Introduced: 7 May 2026

CVE-2026-42215  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-78  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard awx to version 24.6.1-r35 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream awx package and not the awx package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. From version 3.1.30 to before version 3.1.47, GitPython blocks dangerous Git options such as --upload-pack and --receive-pack by default, but the equivalent Python kwargs upload_pack and receive_pack bypass that check. If an application passes attacker-controlled kwargs into Repo.clone_from(), Remote.fetch(), Remote.pull(), or Remote.push(), this leads to arbitrary command execution even when allow_unsafe_options is left at its default value of False. This issue has been patched in version 3.1.47.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1