CVE-2026-76218: GitPython before 3.1.58 Remote Code Execution via Repo.init
gitpython-developers · GitPython
Fixed in 3.1.58 · Affected: gitpython-developers before 3.1.58 · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 54% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- gitpython-developers · GitPythonbefore 3.1.58
On the Atlas
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- gitpython-developers
- Published
- August 2026
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