CVE-2026-42215: GitPython has Command Injection via Git options bypass

April 25, 2026 (updated May 8, 2026)

GitPython blocks dangerous Git options such as --upload-pack and --receive-pack by default, but the equivalent Python kwargs upload_pack and receive_pack bypass that check. If an application passes attacker-controlled kwargs into Repo.clone_from(), Remote.fetch(), Remote.pull(), or Remote.push(), this leads to arbitrary command execution even when allow_unsafe_options is left at its default value of False.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-rpm5-65cw-6hj4
github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython
github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.47
github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-rpm5-65cw-6hj4
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42215

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