CVE-2026-44244 HIGH

CVE-2026-44244: GitPython: Newline injection in config_writer().set_value() enables RCE via core.hooksPath

Vendor Gitpython-Developers
Product GitPython
Weakness CWE-94 · Code injection
Published May 7, 2026
Last update May 9, 2026

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

Description

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.

Key dates

Disclosure timeline

May 7, 2026 CVE published
May 9, 2026 Record updated