CVE-2026-76221: gitpython before 3.1.58 (exclusive); +1 more affected products

CVE-2026-76221. CVSS 3.1 base score 8.8 (HIGH, Vendor/CNA). EPSS 0.00774 (percentile 0.55267), scored 22-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

gitpython · before 3.1.58 (exclusive)
gitpython project

GitPython · 0 to before 3.1.58
gitpython-developers

Description’s affected range: before 3.1.58

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 4.0): Network (remote) · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

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. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 8.7/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high.

Published 24-Oct-2026 01:43 UTC

CWE: CWE-74
CCR priority: 35.4 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Vendor/CNA
EPSS: 0.00774 · percentile 0.55267 · 2026-10-22
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-24 01:40:49.068977+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-76221.html