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CVE-2026-42215

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2026-05-07
  • Fixed in3.1.47
  • WeaknessCWE-78

Am I affected?

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Description

GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. From version 3.1.30 to before version 3.1.47, GitPython blocks dangerous Git options such as --upload-pack and --receive-pack by default, but the equivalent Python kwargs upload_pack and receive_pack bypass that check. If an application passes attacker-controlled kwargs into Repo.clone_from(), Remote.fetch(), Remote.pull(), or Remote.push(), this leads to arbitrary command execution even when allow_unsafe_options is left at its default value of False. This issue has been patched in version 3.1.47.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-05-0719:16CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2026-42215?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2026-42215?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Gitpython project gitpython
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.1≥ 3.1.30, < 3.1.473.1.47

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

  • RHSA-2026:74506 Red Hat Product Security88 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Satellite 6.16.14 Async Update

  • RHSA-2026:74505 Red Hat Product Security43 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Satellite 6.17.12 Async Update

  • RHSA-2026:74504 Red Hat Product Security40 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Satellite 6.18.10 Async Update

  • RHSA-2026:71210 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Container Release Update

  • RHSA-2026:71179 Red Hat Product Security8 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Container Release Update

  • RHSA-2026:68780 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Technical preview of the satellite/iop-vmaas-rhel9 container image

3 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Gitpython project gitpython to 3.1.47
  2. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2026:74506 · 134 productsBefore 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://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_satellite/6.16/html/updating_red_hat_satellite/index Release Notes: Pro…
  3. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2026:74505 · 65 productsBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  4. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2026:74504 · 60 productsBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  5. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2026:71210 · 4 productsBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_ansible_automation_platform/2.5#Upgrading
  6. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2026:71179 · 8 productsBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_ansible_automation_platform/2.6#Upgrade
  7. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2026:68780 · 1 productFor Red Hat Lightspeed in Satellite installation see the Red Hat Satellite documentation.

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVE recordread 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2026-05-08
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CNACVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-78read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.9 %2026-10-22
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2026-05-07
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-42215?

GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. From version 3.1.30 to before version 3.1.47, GitPython blocks dangerous Git options such as --upload-pack and --receive-pack by default, but the equivalent Python kwargs upload_pack and receive_pack bypass that check. If an application passes attacker-controlled kwargs into Repo.clone_from(), Remote.fetch(), Remote.pull(), or Remote.push(), this leads to arbitrary command execution even when allow_unsafe_options is left at its default value of False. This issue has been patched in version 3.1.47.

Is CVE-2026-42215 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2026-42215, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-42215?

CVE-2026-42215 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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