CVE-2026-73623
GitPython before 3.1.54 contains an incomplete denylist in unsafe_git_clone_options that omits --template, allowing attackers to achieve arbitrary command execution during clone operations. Attackers can supply --template pointing to a directory containing malicious post-checkout hooks that execute when git clones the repository.
- Affected products
- Gitpython
- CVSS 4.0
- 7.7 HIGH
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGH
- EPSS
- 0.7% (50th percentile)
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- NVD status
- Received
- Published
- 2026-08-13
CVE-2026-73623 at NVD
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