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GHSA-rwj8-pgh3-r573: GitPython: Environment-variable exfiltration via os.path.expandvars() on Repo.clone_from() URL

July 21, 2026 (updated September 24, 2026)

Repo.clone_from() passes the caller-supplied remote URL through Git.polish_url(), which on every non-Cygwin platform calls os.path.expandvars() on the URL before handing it to git clone. An attacker who controls the URL argument — the documented use case for clone_from() in “import repository from URL” features of CI servers, git-hosting mirrors, and dependency scanners — can embed $NAME / ${NAME} tokens that are expanded server-side to the values of the hosting process’s environment variables. The resulting URL, now containing the secret, is transmitted over the network to the attacker-named host. This crosses the trust boundary between an untrusted remote URL and the server’s process environment, disclosing secrets such as AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY or GITHUB_TOKEN with no precondition beyond the ability to submit a clone URL.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-rwj8-pgh3-r573
  • github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython
  • github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/8ac5a30519b6f4af85398b9b9d7064ff4d452da2
  • github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/2172
  • github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.52
  • github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-rwj8-pgh3-r573
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/gitpython/PYSEC-2026-3842.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-67322
  • pypi.org/project/gitpython
  • www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-environment-variable-exfiltration-via-clone-from

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.1.52

Fixed versions

  • 3.1.52

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.1.52 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-201: Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data

Source file

pypi/GitPython/GHSA-rwj8-pgh3-r573.yml

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