---
id: CVE-2026-42215
title: >-
  GitPython: GitPython: Arbitrary command execution due to bypass of dangerous
  Git option checks (CVE-2026-42215)
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in GitPython, a Python library used to interact with Git
  repositories. This vulnerability allows an attacker to achieve arbitrary
  command execution by providing specially crafted arguments (kwargs) to
  functions such as Rep…
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-88
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4
affected:
  - exploit_intelligence
  - ai_inference_server
  - ansible_automation_platform 2
  - enterprise_linux_ai_rhel_ai 3
  - openshift_ai_rhoai
  - satellite 6
  - ansible_automation_platform_2_5_for_rhel 8
  - ansible_automation_platform_2_5_for_rhel 9
  - ansible_automation_platform_2_6_for_rhel 9
  - satellite_6_19_for_rhel 9
  - ansible_automation_platform 2.5
  - ansible_automation_platform 2.6
  - ansible_automation_platform 2.7
  - openshift_ai 2.25
  - openshift_ai 3.4
  - satellite 6.18
  - satellite 6.19
patched:
  - ansible_automation_platform_2_5_for_rhel 8
  - ansible_automation_platform_2_5_for_rhel 9
  - ansible_automation_platform_2_6_for_rhel 9
  - satellite_6_19_for_rhel 9
  - ansible_automation_platform 2.5
  - ansible_automation_platform 2.6
  - ansible_automation_platform 2.7
  - openshift_ai 2.25
  - openshift_ai 3.4
  - satellite 6.18
  - satellite 6.19
published: '2026-05-07'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T05:59:06+00:00'
source: CSAF
sourceUrl: 'https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42215.json'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42215.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42215'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467802'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42215'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42215'
  - url: 'https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.47'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-rpm5-65cw-6hj4
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42078'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42079'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63385'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71210'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71179'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42132'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67279'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65126'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60520'
  - 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'
tags:
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.009
epssPercentile: 0.57913
aliases:
  - GHSA-rpm5-65cw-6hj4
  - PYSEC-2026-2160
ecosystem: pip
scores:
  vendor: 7.5
  osv: 8.8
ingestedAt: '2026-07-13T18:58:02.847Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in GitPython, a Python library used to interact with Git repositories. This vulnerability allows an attacker to achieve arbitrary command execution by providing specially crafted arguments (kwargs) to functions such as Repo.clone_from(), Remote.fetch(), Remote.pull(), or Remote.push(). This bypasses existing security checks designed to block dangerous Git options, enabling the execution of unauthorized commands.

## Vendor advisories

- **RHSA-2026:42078** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 · released 2026-07-20 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42078)
- **RHSA-2026:42079** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 · released 2026-07-20 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42079)
- **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)
- **RHSA-2026:71210** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 · released 2026-09-23 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71210)
- **RHSA-2026:71179** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 · released 2026-09-23 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71179)
- **RHSA-2026:42132** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 · released 2026-07-20 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42132)
- **RHSA-2026:67279** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 · released 2026-09-14 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67279)
- **RHSA-2026:65126** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 · released 2026-09-08 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65126)
- **RHSA-2026:60520** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 · released 2026-08-27 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60520)
- **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)
- **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)
- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Exploit Intelligence, Red Hat AI Inference Server, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3, Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI), Red Hat Satellite 6 · no fix planned: Red Hat AI Inference Server, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, Exploit Intelligence, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3, … · updated 2026-09-24 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42215.json)
- **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)
- **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)

**GitPython: GitPython: Arbitrary command execution due to bypass of dangerous Git option checks** — rated Important by Red Hat. Released 2026-05-07, updated 2026-09-24.

Affected:

- Exploit Intelligence
- Red Hat AI Inference Server
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
- Red Hat Satellite 6

Fixed:

- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9
- Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4
- Red Hat Satellite 6.18
- Red Hat Satellite 6.19

No fix planned:

- Red Hat AI Inference Server
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
- Exploit Intelligence
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
- Red Hat Satellite 6

Not affected:

- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 10
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9
- Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4

## Remediation

For details on how to apply this update, refer to Ansible Automation Platform documentation. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42078
For details on how to apply this update, refer to Ansible Automation Platform documentation. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42079
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For detailed instructions how to apply this update, refer to:

https://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

Workarounds / mitigations:

- Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

## Package advisory (CVE-2026-42215)

Affected packages:

- `gitpython >= 3.1.30, < 3.1.47`

Patched in:

- `gitpython 3.1.47`

Source: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-rpm5-65cw-6hj4
