critical
CVE-2026-78676
GitPython git-config injection reaching core.hooksPath -> code execution, plus clone and blame option-denylist gaps (the 3.1.59 fix train)
- Severity
- critical
- Affected product
- GitPython
- Affected versions
- GitPython < 3.1.59
- Fixed in
- GitPython 3.1.59
- Detection basis
- Component version range
- Shipped rule
- GitPython: GitPython git-config injection reaching core.hooksPath -> code execution, plus clone and blame option-denylist gaps (the 3.1.59 fix train)
- Added to NewScan
- 2026-08-25
- Detected by
- NewScan — free, self-hosted
How NewScan reports it
COMPONENT VERSION RANGE
NewScan fingerprints GitPython from its response and reports this CVE when the detected version falls inside the affected range below.
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