CVE-2026-44244

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.

Affected products

Gitpython, Linuxmint, Red Os, Ubuntu

Gitpython Project Gitpython

< 3.1.49

Fix

Available

CVSS 3.1

7.8 HIGH

EPSS

0.2% (15th percentile)

Weakness

CWE-94

NVD status

Analyzed

Published

2026-05-07

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