---
id: CVE-2026-114145
title: GitPython validates a submodule's ".git" path only after cloning into it (RCE)
summary: >-
  GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. Prior to
  3.2.1, create_submodule() in git/objects/submodule/base.py accepts an
  attacker-influenced submodule path such as .git/hooks and invokes
  _clone_repo() before s…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-696
vendor: gitpython-developers
product: GitPython
affected:
  - GitPython < 3.2.1
published: '2026-10-21'
updated: '2026-10-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-21T20:35:06.548Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114145'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-83vg-56qc-22m7
    label: >-
      https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-83vg-56qc-22m7
  - url: 'https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/2264'
    label: 'https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/2264'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/97eadb888d2f99567e3113f4e455be4ca128f697
    label: >-
      https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/97eadb888d2f99567e3113f4e455be4ca128f697
  - url: 'https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.2.1'
    label: 'https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.2.1'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-21T21:13:32.887Z'
---

## Overview

GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. Prior to 3.2.1, create_submodule() in git/objects/submodule/base.py accepts an attacker-influenced submodule path such as .git/hooks and invokes _clone_repo() before safely rejecting the destination. In 3.1.x, _validate_repo_path() does not exist and the call succeeds silently, while in 3.2.0 and later affected revisions the check in git/index/base.py raises ValueError only after the clone has written to disk and does not remove the planted file. An attacker-controlled submodule can therefore place an executable post-checkout hook that a later Git operation executes. Exploitation requires an application to accept an untrusted submodule path and a clone destination such as .git/hooks that is empty enough for Git to clone into it, which commonly means that default sample hooks are absent. This issue is fixed in version 3.2.1.

## Affected

- `GitPython < 3.2.1`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.