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.
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | GitPython before 3.1.54 Remote Code Execution via --template | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-78 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-13T11:28:23.477Z
Reserved: 2026-08-13T11:17:25.160Z
Link: CVE-2026-73623
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-13T12:17:27.477
Modified: 2026-08-13T12:17:27.477
Link: CVE-2026-73623
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-13T13:15:03Z