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HIGHCVE-2026-44244Published Modified CNA GitHub_M

CVE-2026-44244: GitPython: Newline injection in config_writer().set_value() enables RCE via core.hooksPath

GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. Prior to version 3.1.49, GitConfigParser.set_value() passes values to Python's configparser without validating for newlines. GitPython's own _write() converts embedded newlines into indented continuation lines (e.g. \n becomes \n\t), but Git still accepts an indented [core] stanza as a section header — so the injected core.hooksPath becomes effective configuration. Any Git operation that invokes hooks (commit, merge, checkout) will then execute scripts from the attacker-controlled path. This issue has been patched in version 3.1.49.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
7.8
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
Affected Products
1
Affected packages
  • gitpython-developers / GitPython
    < 3.1.49
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H