Arbitrary Argument Injection Affecting gitpython package, versions [,3.1.59)
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- published25 Aug 2026
- disclosed25 Aug 2026
- creditPig-Tail
Introduced: 25 Aug 2026
NewCVE-2026-78676 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade GitPython to version 3.1.59 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 write_section() serialization path in git/config.py. An attacker can create a dormant multi-line value in a Git config file and trigger arbitrary code execution by causing GitPython to perform any unrelated config write, which rewrites the embedded newline as a new directive such as core.hooksPath. When the affected repo is later processed by a hook-triggering Git operation, the injected core.hooksPath is honored as a real Git setting, letting attacker-controlled hook code run and giving the attacker code execution on the host.