High 7.5Published Oct 21, 2026

CVE-2026-114145GitPython validates a submodule's ".git" path only after cloning into it (RCE)

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 5:50 AM ET)

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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, higher than 28% of scored CVEs.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. Prior to 3.2.1, create_submodule() in git/objects/submodule/base.py accepts an attacker-influenced submodule path such as .git/hooks and invokes _clone_repo() before safely rejecting the destination. In 3.1.x, _validate_repo_path() does not exist and the call succeeds silently, while in 3.2.0 and later affected revisions the check in git/index/base.py raises ValueError only after the clone has written to disk and does not remove the planted file. An attacker-controlled submodule can therefore place an executable post-checkout hook that a later Git operation executes. Exploitation requires an application to accept an untrusted submodule path and a clone destination such as .git/hooks that is empty enough for Git to clone into it, which commonly means that default sample hooks are absent. This issue is fixed in version 3.2.1.

CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-696
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 0.35% (percentile 28)
Assigned by: GitHub_M
NVD analysis: Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated: Oct 23, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 21, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

gitpython-developers GitPython gitpython_developers:gitpython (from the name)	before 3.2.1	CNA record

References

References

https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-83vg-56qc-22m7	x-refsource-confirm
https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/2264	x-refsource-misc
https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/97eadb888d2f99567e3113f4e455be4ca128f697	x-refsource-misc
https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.2.1	x-refsource-misc

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