Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting python-git package, versions <3.0.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-PYTHONGIT-16535319
  • published23 May 2026
  • disclosed7 May 2026

Introduced: 7 May 2026

CVE-2026-44244  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 python-git to version 3.0.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-git package and not the python-git package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. Prior to version 3.1.49, GitConfigParser.set_value() passes values to Python's configparser without validating for newlines. GitPython's own _write() converts embedded newlines into indented continuation lines (e.g. \n becomes \n\t), but Git still accepts an indented [core] stanza as a section header — so the injected core.hooksPath becomes effective configuration. Any Git operation that invokes hooks (commit, merge, checkout) will then execute scripts from the attacker-controlled path. This issue has been patched in version 3.1.49.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1