Arbitrary Argument Injection Affecting gitpython package, versions [,3.1.54)
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- published25 Jul 2026
- disclosed24 Jul 2026
- creditmanus-use
Introduced: 24 Jul 2026
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How to fix?
Upgrade GitPython to version 3.1.54 or higher.
Overview
GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Argument Injection via the check_unsafe_options process. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands by smuggling a malicious option token inside the value of a single-character keyword argument, which bypasses the intended guard and results in the execution of attacker-supplied commands.