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.

suse_linux SUSE-SU-2026:4072-1: SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 : Security update for python-GitPython (Important) (SUSE-SU-2026:4072-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:4072-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2026-42215: command injection via Git options bypass (bsc#1264604).
    - CVE-2026-42284: unsafe option check validates multi_options before shlex.split transforms it     (bsc#1264605).
    - CVE-2026-44243: path traversal in GitPython reference APIs allows arbitrary file write and delete     outside the       repository (bsc#1264606).
    - CVE-2026-44244: newline injection in config_writer().set_value() enables RCE via core.hooksPath     (bsc#1264608).
    - CVE-2026-67322: vulnerable to environment-variable exfiltration in Repo.clone_from() (bsc#1273357).
    - CVE-2026-67323: fails to guard against dangerous Git options passed as keyword arguments in     Repo.archive() and       git.ls_remote() (bsc#1273358).
    - CVE-2026-67325: contains an incomplete command injection blocklist that fails to account for git's long-     option prefix       abbreviation feature (bsc#1273359).
    - CVE-2026-67326: fails to validate newline characters in the section parameter of config_writer()     (bsc#1273364).
    - CVE-2026-69097: fails to properly escape section names in git config files, allowing attackers to inject     arbitrary       configuration directives through malicious submodule names (bsc#1273414).
    - CVE-2026-73619: incomplete denylist in the `unsafe_git_archive_options` guard that omits `--add-file`     and `--add-       virtual-file` options can lead to arbitrary file reads (bsc#1275755).
    - CVE-2026-73620: failure to guard git option forwarding in `IndexFile.checkout()` and     `TagReference.create()` can lead       to arbitrary file reads and writes (bsc#1275756).
    - CVE-2026-73621: argument injection in the `Commit.count()` method allows for destruction/blanking of     arbitrary files       (bsc#1275757).
    - CVE-2026-73622: failure to disable environment variable expansion in `Remote.create()` and     `Submodule.add()` URL       handling allows for secret exfiltration via URLs containing variable references (bsc#1275751).
    - CVE-2026-73623: incomplete denylist in `unsafe_git_clone_options` that omits `--template` allows for     arbitrary command       execution (bsc#1275752).
    - CVE-2026-73624: `Diffable.diff` method fails to validate git options passed through `kwargs`, which can     lead to       arbitrary file writes (bsc#1275753).
    - CVE-2026-73625: `check_unsafe_options` guard bypass via smuggling of git options inside single-character     `kwarg`       values can lead to arbitrary code execution (bsc#1275754).
    - CVE-2026-76217: failure to validate options passed to `git rm` and `git checkout` commands in     `IndexFile.remove()` and       `Head.checkout()` can lead to arbitrary file reads (bsc#1275745).
    - CVE-2026-76218: unguarded git option forwarding in `Repo.init` allows for arbitrary command execution     (bsc#1275746).
    - CVE-2026-76219: unguarded `git read-tree` option forwarding in `IndexFile.from_tree/reset/merge_tree`     can lead to       arbitrary file overwrites (bsc#1275747).
    - CVE-2026-76220: `check_unsafe_options` guard can be bypassed by combining a single-character `kwarg`     with       `split_single_char_options=False`, which can lead to arbitrary OS command injection (bsc#1275748).
    - CVE-2026-76221: `config-name` injection in the `option-name` validator can lead to remote code execution       (bsc#1275749).
    - CVE-2026-76222: failure to validate submodule names from `.gitmodules` files allows creation of Git     repositories at       arbitrary filesystem paths outside the intended clone directory (bsc#1275750).
    - CVE-2026-78675: fails to disable merge_includes when parsing .gitmodules, allowing attackers to disclose     local file       content by including arbitrary file paths via [include] directives (bsc#1276434).
    - CVE-2026-78676: fails to safely re-serialize multi-line git-config values during write operations,     corrupting dormant       quoted values into injected directives (bsc#1276433).
    - CVE-2026-78677: allowing creation of arbitrary git directories outside the intended clone destination     (bsc#1276432).
    - CVE-2026-78678: an incomplete denylist in the unsafe_git_revision_options guard that omits --contents     and -S options,       allowing attackers to read arbitrary files (bsc#1276431).
    - CVE-2026-78679: an arbitrary file read vulnerability in TagReference.create() (bsc#1276430).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:63385 advisory.

    Red Hat Satellite is a system management solution that allows organizations     to configure and maintain their systems without the necessity to provide     public Internet access to their servers or other client systems. It     performs provisioning and configuration management of predefined standard     operating environments.

    Security Fix(es):

    * ansible-core: argument injection in ansible-galaxy role install leads to arbitrary code execution     (CVE-2026-11332)
    * ansible-core: argument injection in ansible-galaxy collection install via git clone (incomplete fix for     CVE-2026-11332) (CVE-2026-16493)
    * openvox-server: jackson-databind: Arbitrary code execution via PolymorphicTypeValidator bypass     (CVE-2026-54512)
    * puppetserver: jackson-databind: Arbitrary code execution via PolymorphicTypeValidator bypass     (CVE-2026-54512)
    * rubygem-jwt: ruby-jwt: Authentication bypass due to empty key in HMAC verification (CVE-2026-45363)
    * python-aiohttp: AIOHTTP: Denial of Service via malformed HTTP responses (CVE-2026-69244)
    * python-aiohttp: AIOHTTP: HTTP Request Smuggling via WebSocket Upgrade (CVE-2026-69243)
    * python-aiohttp: AIOHTTP: Arbitrary code execution via untrusted input to CookieJar.load()     (CVE-2026-34993)
    * openvox-server: jackson-core: Denial of Service via incomplete fix in async JSON parser (CVE-2026-68494)
    * openvox-server: Eclipse Jetty: Information disclosure due to retained HTTP/1.1 trailers across     connections (CVE-2026-10051)
    * python-gitpython: GitPython: Arbitrary File Overwrite via improper git option validation     (CVE-2026-73624)
    * python-gitpython: GitPython: Remote Code Execution via kwarg value smuggling (CVE-2026-73625)
    * python-gitpython: GitPython: Information disclosure via environment variable expansion in URL handling     (CVE-2026-73622)
    * python-gitpython: GitPython: Remote Code Execution via malicious Git template (CVE-2026-73623)
    * python-gitpython: GitPython: Arbitrary file overwrite and read via unsafe git option forwarding     (CVE-2026-73620)
    * python-gitpython: GitPython: Arbitrary code execution via improper validation of clone options     (CVE-2026-42284)
    * python3.12-gitpython: GitPython: Arbitrary code execution via improper validation of clone options     (CVE-2026-42284)
    * python-gitpython: GitPython: Arbitrary command execution due to bypass of dangerous Git option checks     (CVE-2026-42215)
    * python3.12-gitpython: GitPython: Arbitrary command execution due to bypass of dangerous Git option     checks (CVE-2026-42215)
    * python-gitpython: GitPython: Arbitrary code execution via injected newlines in Git configuration     (CVE-2026-44244)
    * python3.12-gitpython: GitPython: Arbitrary code execution via injected newlines in Git configuration     (CVE-2026-44244)
    * python-gitpython: GitPython: Arbitrary file creation via path traversal in .gitmodules submodule names     (CVE-2026-76222)
    * python3.12-gitpython: GitPython: Arbitrary file creation via path traversal in .gitmodules submodule     names (CVE-2026-76222)
    * python-gitpython: GitPython: Remote Code Execution via malicious Git hooks (CVE-2026-76218)
    * python3.12-gitpython: GitPython: Remote Code Execution via malicious Git hooks (CVE-2026-76218)
    * python-gitpython: GitPython: Arbitrary command execution via crafted kwargs (CVE-2026-76220)
    * python3.12-gitpython: GitPython: Arbitrary command execution via crafted kwargs (CVE-2026-76220)
    * python-gitpython: GitPython: Arbitrary File Overwrite via `git read-tree` option injection     (CVE-2026-76219)
    * python3.12-gitpython: GitPython: Arbitrary File Overwrite via `git read-tree` option injection     (CVE-2026-76219)
    * python-gitpython: GitPython: Arbitrary code execution via config-name injection (CVE-2026-76221)
    * python3.12-gitpython: GitPython: Arbitrary code execution via config-name injection (CVE-2026-76221)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8303-1 advisory.

    Santos Gallegos discovered that GitPython did not properly validate paths when resolving certain Git     references. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause files outside the .git directory to be     accessed, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,     Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-41040)

    Wes Ring discovered that GitPython did not properly block certain unsafe Git options when they were     provided as Python keyword arguments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause arbitrary command     execution. (CVE-2026-42215)

    It was discovered that GitPython did not properly validate clone options before processing them. An     attacker could possibly use this issue to inject unsafe Git configuration, leading to arbitrary command     execution through Git hooks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04     LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-42284)

    It was discovered that GitPython did not properly validate reference paths during reference operations. An     attacker could possibly use this issue to write, overwrite, move, or delete files outside the repository.
    (CVE-2026-44243)

    Dan Aridor discovered that GitPython did not properly validate configuration values before writing them to     Git configuration files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to inject unsafe Git configuration,     leading to arbitrary command execution through Git hooks. (CVE-2026-44244)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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. (CVE-2026-44244)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - 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. (CVE-2026-44244)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
348443	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : python-GitPython (SUSE-SU-2026:4072-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	critical
342743	RHEL 9 : Satellite 6.19.4 Async Update (Important) (RHSA-2026:63385)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	high
317096	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : GitPython vulnerabilities (USN-8303-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	Local	high
313244	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-44244	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high
441391	SCA: security update for GitPython (GHSA-v87r-6q3f-2j67)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	high
441391	SCA: security update for GitPython (GHSA-v87r-6q3f-2j67)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	high

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