{"cve":"CVE-2026-78676","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-25T02:16:52.030","modified":"2026-10-12T15:10:00.207","status":"Analyzed","description":"GitPython before 3.1.59 fails to safely re-serialize multi-line git-config values during write operations, corrupting dormant quoted values into injected directives like core.hooksPath. Attackers can craft config files with embedded newlines that become live git directives after any unrelated GitPython config write, enabling arbitrary code execution via hook invocation.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":9.3},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-88"],"references":["https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-284h-m62q-gf8w","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-remote-code-execution-via-config-injection"],"products":["gitpython_project:gitpython"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:50:17.453294893+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-78676","score":0.00775,"percentile":0.55506,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-284h-m62q-gf8w","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-284h-m62q-gf8w","summary":"GitPython: Dormant multi-line git-config values are corrupted into live injected directives (e.g. core.hooksPath) on any unrelated GitConfigParser write, enabling RCE","modified":"2026-09-08T19:00:06.885837775Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"gitpython","purl":"pkg:pypi/gitpython","ranges":["<3.1.59"],"fixed":["3.1.59"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-3786","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-3786","summary":"","modified":"2026-09-03T11:00:04.961597508Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"gitpython","purl":"pkg:pypi/gitpython","ranges":["<3.1.59"],"fixed":["3.1.59"]}]}],"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."]}