CVE-2026-76221: GitPython before 3.1.58 Config Injection via option-name
gitpython-developers · GitPython
Fixed in 3.1.58 · Affected: gitpython-developers before 3.1.58 · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
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Higher than 42% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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.
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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