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CVE-2022-24439: Remote Code Execution (RCE)

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-12-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

All versions of package gitpython are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to improper user input validation, which makes it possible to inject a maliciously crafted remote URL into the clone command. Exploiting this vulnerability is possible because the library makes external calls to git without sufficient sanitization of input arguments.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 10.0
• Fedoraproject Fedora: 36, 37, 38
• gitpython-developers GitPython: before 3.1.30 — fixed in 3.1.30

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: gitpython-developers GitPython 3.1.30. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/blob/bec61576ae75803bc4e60d8de7a629c194313d1c/git/repo/base.py%23L1249
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00024.html
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AV5DV7GBLMOZT7U3Q4TDOJO5R6G3V6GH/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IKMVYKLWX62UEYKAN64RUZMOIAMZM5JN/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PF6AXUTC5BO7L2SBJMCVKJSPKWY52I5R/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJHN3QUXPJIMM6SULIR3PR34UFWRAE7X/
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-01
• https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-GITPYTHON-3113858
• https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/blob/bec61576ae75803bc4e60d8de7a629c194313d1c/git/repo/base.py%23L1249
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00024.html
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00030.html
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AV5DV7GBLMOZT7U3Q4TDOJO5R6G3V6GH/

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