Arbitrary Argument Injection Affecting gitpython package, versions [,3.1.58)
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- published8 Aug 2026
- disclosed7 Aug 2026
- creditmanus-use
Introduced: 7 Aug 2026
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How to fix?
Upgrade GitPython to version 3.1.58 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 set_value process. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands by injecting specially crafted option names that are written verbatim into the configuration file, resulting in unintended directives being parsed and executed during subsequent operations.