CVE-2022-24439Network attack vector

Code execution via remote-ext clone URL

Published Dec 12, 2022 · Updated Nov 3, 2025

Command injection in GitPython before 3.1.30 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a crafted clone URL. Repo.clone() and Repo.clone_from() pass the URL directly to git clone, allowing an ext:: URL to invoke Git's remote-ext helper and run shell commands. Exposure requires a consuming application to pass an attacker-controlled repository URL; commands run with that application's privileges.

CVSS severity9.2
Critical
EPSS probability5.42%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in GitPython before 3.1.30 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a crafted clone URL. Repo.clone() and Repo.clone_from() pass the URL directly to git clone, allowing an ext:: URL to invoke Git's remote-ext helper and run shell commands. Exposure requires a consuming application to pass an attacker-controlled repository URL; commands run with that application's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-24439
Published
Dec 12, 2022
Updated
Nov 3, 2025
Vendor
GitPython Developers
Product
GitPython
Classifications
CWE-20, CWE-94, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 12, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <unspecified

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

GitPython Developers · GitPythonversion=0 <unspecified

Published CVSS scores

8.1SnykCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.2GitHubCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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