{"id":"CVE-2026-76218","title":"gitpython: GitPython: Remote Code Execution via malicious Git hooks (CVE-2026-76218)","summary":"A flaw was found in GitPython. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution. By supplying a specially crafted template parameter to the `Repo.init` function, an attacker can point to a directory containin…","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"vendor","cwe":["CWE-94","CWE-88"],"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2","affected":["ansible_automation_platform 2","satellite 6","satellite_6_19_for_rhel 9","satellite 6.18","satellite 6.19"],"patched":["satellite_6_19_for_rhel 9","satellite 6.18","satellite 6.19"],"published":"2026-08-19","updated":"2026-09-21","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-21T10:27:34+00:00","source":"CSAF","sourceUrl":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-76218.json","references":[{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-76218.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-76218"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2519603"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76218"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76218"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-9rj7-rf2p-w77r"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-remote-code-execution-via-repo-init"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63385"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68764"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68771"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68780"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68776"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/2204"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/d9ddb55bdc66"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.58"},{"url":"https://pypi.org/project/gitpython"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9rj7-rf2p-w77r"}],"tags":["csaf","vex","red-hat","osv","pip","ghsa"],"epss":0.0072,"epssPercentile":0.52029,"aliases":["GHSA-9rj7-rf2p-w77r","PYSEC-2026-3840"],"ecosystem":"pip","ingestedAt":"2026-08-20T19:23:05.654Z","slug":"CVE-2026-76218","body":"## Overview\n\nA flaw was found in GitPython. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution. By supplying a specially crafted template parameter to the `Repo.init` function, an attacker can point to a directory containing malicious Git hooks. When Git operations are performed on the initialized repository, these hooks execute arbitrary code, leading to a complete compromise of the affected system.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **RHSA-2026:63385** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9 · released 2026-09-03 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63385)\n- **RHSA-2026:68764** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Satellite 6.18 · released 2026-09-17 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68764)\n- **RHSA-2026:68771** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Satellite 6.18 · released 2026-09-17 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68771)\n- **RHSA-2026:68780** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Satellite 6.19 · released 2026-09-17 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68780)\n- **RHSA-2026:68776** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Satellite 6.19 · released 2026-09-17 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68776)\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, Red Hat Satellite 6 · no fix planned: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, Red Hat Satellite 6 · updated 2026-09-21 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-76218.json)\n\n**gitpython: GitPython: Remote Code Execution via malicious Git hooks** — rated Important by Red Hat. Released 2026-08-19, updated 2026-09-21.\n\nAffected:\n\n- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2\n- Red Hat Satellite 6\n\nFixed:\n\n- Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9\n- Red Hat Satellite 6.18\n- Red Hat Satellite 6.19\n\nNo fix planned:\n\n- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2\n- Red Hat Satellite 6\n\nNot affected:\n\n- Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9\n- Exploit Intelligence\n- Migration Toolkit for Applications 8\n- Pen Drive Powered by Red Hat Lightspeed\n- Red Hat AI Inference Server\n- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3\n- Red Hat Hardened Images\n- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)\n- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2\n\n## Remediation\n\nBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata\nrelevant to your system have been applied.\n\nFor detailed instructions how to apply this update, refer to:\n\nhttps://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_satellite/6.19/html/updating_red_hat_satellite/index https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63385\nFor Red Hat Lightspeed in Satellite installation see the Red Hat Satellite documentation. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68764\nFor Red Hat Lightspeed in Satellite installation see the Red Hat Satellite documentation. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68771\n\nWorkarounds / mitigations:\n\n- Do not pass untrusted or attacker-influenced input as the template parameter (or other forwarded options) to GitPython's Repo.init. Upgrade to GitPython 3.1.58 or later, where the unsafe option forwarding is fixed.\n\n## Package advisory (CVE-2026-76218)\n\nAffected packages:\n\n- `gitpython < 3.1.58`\n\nPatched in:\n\n- `gitpython 3.1.58`\n\nSource: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9rj7-rf2p-w77r","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}