{"id":"CVE-2022-42906","aliases":["GHSA-w67g-6gjv-c599","PYSEC-2026-898"],"title":"Powerline Gitstatus vulnerable to arbitrary code execution","summary":"Powerline Gitstatus vulnerable to arbitrary code execution","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"powerline-gitstatus","product":"powerline-gitstatus","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["powerline-gitstatus < 1.3.2"],"patched":["powerline-gitstatus 1.3.2"],"published":"2022-10-13","updated":"2026-07-07","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-w67g-6gjv-c599","references":[{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42906"},{"url":"https://github.com/jaspernbrouwer/powerline-gitstatus/issues/45"},{"url":"https://github.com/jaspernbrouwer/powerline-gitstatus/commit/fe8e963b3489e4cceaa2c1f26f2bcc2ef405364c"},{"url":"https://github.com/jaspernbrouwer/powerline-gitstatus"},{"url":"https://github.com/jaspernbrouwer/powerline-gitstatus/releases/tag/v1.3.2"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00017.html"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"epss":0.00446,"epssPercentile":0.38078,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-08T18:25:53.561Z","slug":"CVE-2022-42906","body":"## Overview\n\npowerline-gitstatus (aka Powerline Gitstatus) before 1.3.2 allows arbitrary code execution. git repositories can contain per-repository configuration that changes the behavior of git, including running arbitrary commands. When using powerline-gitstatus, changing to a directory automatically runs git commands in order to display information about the current repository in the prompt. If an attacker can convince a user to change their current directory to one controlled by the attacker, such as in a shared filesystem or extracted archive, powerline-gitstatus will run arbitrary commands under the attacker's control. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2022-20001.\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `powerline-gitstatus < 1.3.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `powerline-gitstatus 1.3.2`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}