HIGHVulnerability
CVE-2026-76221
GitPython before 3.1.58 contains a config-name injection vulnerability in the option-name validator that allows attackers to forge arbitrary git-config directives by injecting equals signs, hash symbols, and whitespace into option names. Attackers can inject malicious option names like 'sshCommand = touch /tmp/RCE #' to execute arbitrary commands via core.sshCommand or core.hooksPath on the next git operation.
Properties
- severity
- HIGH
- score
- 8.8
- epss_score
- 0.00485
- cve_id
- CVE-2026-76221
- vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- published_at
- 2026-08-19T14:17:48.463
- last_modified
- 2026-09-02T19:50:16.960
- epss_percentile
- 0.39962
Related Entities (4)
ENRICHED_BY (1)
→[Source]FIRST EPSS
AFFECTS_PRODUCT (1)
→[Product]
DESCRIBED_BY (1)
→[Source]NVD
HAS_WEAKNESS (1)
→[Weakness]Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
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