Arbitrary Argument Injection Affecting awx package, versions <24.6.1-r49


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.83% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-AWX-19655454
  • published9 Sept 2026
  • disclosed19 Aug 2026

Introduced: 19 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-76218  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-88  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard awx to version 24.6.1-r49 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 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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1