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CVE-2024-22190: Untrusted search path under some conditions on Windows allows arbitrary code execution

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-01-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-426

Description

GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. There is an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-40590. On Windows, GitPython uses an untrusted search path if it uses a shell to run `git`, as well as when it runs `bash.exe` to interpret hooks. If either of those features are used on Windows, a malicious `git.exe` or `bash.exe` may be run from an untrusted repository. This issue has been patched in version 3.1.41.

Affected products

• gitpython-developers GitPython: before 3.1.41 — fixed in 3.1.41

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: gitpython-developers GitPython 3.1.41. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/ef3192cc414f2fd9978908454f6fd95243784c7f
• https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1792
• https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-2mqj-m65w-jghx
• https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/ef3192cc414f2fd9978908454f6fd95243784c7f
• https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1792
• https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-2mqj-m65w-jghx

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