Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting gitpython package, versions [,3.1.49)
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- published7 May 2026
- disclosed6 May 2026
- creditDan Aridor
Introduced: 6 May 2026
CVE-2026-44244 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade GitPython to version 3.1.49 or higher.
Overview
GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection via the set_value function. An attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution by injecting newline characters into configuration values, which allows the creation of malicious Git configuration entries such as core.hooksPath. This enables execution of attacker-controlled scripts during Git operations that invoke hooks.