{"cve":"CVE-2026-76218","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-19T14:17:48.040","modified":"2026-09-03T15:03:14.043","status":"Analyzed","description":"GitPython before 3.1.58 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in Repo.init that forwards unsafe git options without validation. Attackers can supply a template parameter pointing to a directory with malicious git hooks that execute arbitrary code when git operations are performed on the initialized repository.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":7.7},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-88"],"references":["https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-9rj7-rf2p-w77r","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-remote-code-execution-via-repo-init"],"products":["gitpython_project:gitpython"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:49:38.260478770+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-76218","score":0.0072,"percentile":0.53934,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-9rj7-rf2p-w77r","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9rj7-rf2p-w77r","summary":"GitPython: Unguarded git option forwarding in Repo.init enables arbitrary command execution via --template clone hooks","modified":"2026-09-10T12:25:55.324487522Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"gitpython","purl":"pkg:pypi/gitpython","ranges":["<3.1.58"],"fixed":["3.1.58"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-3840","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-3840","summary":"GitPython: Unguarded git option forwarding in Repo.init enables arbitrary command execution via --template clone hooks","modified":"2026-09-10T12:15:03.992306235Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"gitpython","purl":"pkg:pypi/gitpython","ranges":["<3.1.58"],"fixed":["3.1.58"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}