GHSA-9xx9-hw38-h2w9

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9xx9-hw38-h2w9
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/08/GHSA-9xx9-hw38-h2w9/GHSA-9xx9-hw38-h2w9.json
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https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-9xx9-hw38-h2w9
Downstream
CGA (16)
MINI (1)
Withdrawn
2026-10-23T21:46:54Z
Published
2026-08-03T15:32:49Z
Modified
2026-10-23T22:00:03Z
Severity
  • 7.0 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 7.3 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X CVSS Calculator
Summary
Duplicate Advisory: GitPython: git-config section-name injection enables arbitrary config directives (core.sshCommand RCE)
Details

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-3rp5-jjmw-4wv2. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

GitPython before 3.1.53 fails to properly escape section names in git config files, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary configuration directives through malicious submodule names. Attackers can inject core.sshCommand or other dangerous config keys into the victim's .git/config via create_submodule or clone_from operations, achieving remote code execution when git performs ssh operations.

Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-74"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2026-10-23T21:46:54Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  "2026-08-03T14:16:30Z",
    "severity":  "HIGH"
}
References

Affected packages

PyPI / gitpython

Package

Name
gitpython
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Purl
pkg:pypi/gitpython

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.53

Affected versions

0.*
0.1.7
0.2.0-beta1
0.3.0-beta1
0.3.0-beta2
0.3.1-beta2
0.3.2.RC1
0.3.2
0.3.2.1
0.3.3
0.3.4
0.3.5
0.3.6
0.3.7
1.*
1.0.0
1.0.1
1.0.2
2.*
2.0.0
2.0.1
2.0.2
2.0.3
2.0.4
2.0.5
2.0.6
2.0.7
2.0.8
2.0.9.dev0
2.0.9.dev1
2.0.9
2.1.0
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4
2.1.5
2.1.6
2.1.7
2.1.8
2.1.9
2.1.10
2.1.11
2.1.12
2.1.13
2.1.14
2.1.15
3.*
3.0.0
3.0.1
3.0.2
3.0.3
3.0.4
3.0.5
3.0.6
3.0.7
3.0.8
3.0.9
3.1.0
3.1.1
3.1.2
3.1.3
3.1.4
3.1.5
3.1.6
3.1.7
3.1.8
3.1.9
3.1.10
3.1.11
3.1.12
3.1.13
3.1.14
3.1.15
3.1.16
3.1.17
3.1.18
3.1.19
3.1.20
3.1.22
3.1.23
3.1.24
3.1.25
3.1.26
3.1.27
3.1.28
3.1.29
3.1.30
3.1.31
3.1.32
3.1.33
3.1.34
3.1.35
3.1.36
3.1.37
3.1.38
3.1.40
3.1.41
3.1.42
3.1.43
3.1.44
3.1.45
3.1.46
3.1.47
3.1.48
3.1.49
3.1.50
3.1.51
3.1.52

Database specific

last_known_affected_version_range 
"<= 3.1.52"
source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/08/GHSA-9xx9-hw38-h2w9/GHSA-9xx9-hw38-h2w9.json"