CVE-2026-3515Argument Injection in prefecthq/prefect
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A vulnerability in the `GitHubRepository` block of the `prefect-github` integration in Prefect version 3.6.18 allows an attacker to inject arbitrary git command-line options via the `reference` field. The `reference` field is concatenated directly into a `git clone` command string without proper sanitization, and then parsed by `shlex.split()`. This enables injection of options such as `-c`, leading to potential Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), credential theft, or remote code execution (RCE). The vulnerability affects both the `aget_directory()` and `get_directory()` methods in `src/integrations/prefect-github/prefect_github/repository.py`. This issue does not affect the GitLab and BitBucket integrations, which use a safer list-based command construction approach.
- CVSS
- 8.5 HIGH (v3.0, CNA)CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-88
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- @huntr_ai
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- May 26, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
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