ShellCodeX vulnerability brief
HIGH
Received
CVE-2026-73625
GitPython versions before 3.1.54 contain a remote code execution vulnerability in the check_unsafe_options guard that can be bypassed by smuggling git options inside single-character kwarg values. Attackers can supply crafted option dictionaries to clone_from, fetch, pull, push, ls_remote, iter_commits, blame, or archive methods to execute arbitrary OS commands via the --upload-pack parameter.
Published 13 Aug 2026, 12:17 UTC
Last modified 13 Aug 2026, 12:17 UTC
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Attack profile
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Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Not assessed
Confidentiality
Not assessed
Integrity
Not assessed
Availability
Not assessed
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Weakness classification
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Source references
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