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CVE-2026-122299

Dulwich before 1.2.20 Commit Parser Tree Header Misinterpretation

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2026-11-04
  • WeaknessCWE-115 · CWE-1250

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Description

Dulwich before 1.2.20 contains a commit object parsing vulnerability where the read path in _parse_commit resolves a duplicate tree header to the last occurrence instead of the first, diverging from core git's resolution behavior, while Poetry 2.5.1 ships this version and uses dulwich by default for git dependency installation. Attackers can craft a commit object with two tree headers so that reviewers and CI using git see a benign tree while Poetry's dulwich-based checkout resolves to a different attacker-controlled tree containing malicious build scripts such as setup.py, resulting in unreviewed code execution on the install or build host.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-11-0422:57CVE publishedCNA

Versions per branch

Products declared by the CNA

As VulnCheck, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written. NVD lists no product for this CVE yet: this is the only product data so far.

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-11-04

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2026-122299 yet.

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CNACVSS 4.08.62026-11-04
  • CNACVSS 3.18.82026-11-04
  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-11-05
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-115, CWE-12502026-11-04
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-115, CWE-1250read 2026-11-05

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published
2026-11-04
Last Modified
2026-11-04
NVD status
Deferred

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-122299?

Dulwich before 1.2.20 contains a commit object parsing vulnerability where the read path in _parse_commit resolves a duplicate tree header to the last occurrence instead of the first, diverging from core git's resolution behavior, while Poetry 2.5.1 ships this version and uses dulwich by default for git dependency installation. Attackers can craft a commit object with two tree headers so that reviewers and CI using git see a benign tree while Poetry's dulwich-based checkout resolves to a different attacker-controlled tree containing malicious build scripts such as setup.py, resulting in unreviewed code execution on the install or build host.

Is CVE-2026-122299 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-122299 has not been confirmed.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-122299?

CVE-2026-122299 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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