---
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: 0.38219
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:53.561Z'
---

## Overview

powerline-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.

## Affected packages

- `powerline-gitstatus < 1.3.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `powerline-gitstatus 1.3.2`