CVE-2022-36069Public exploit

Local code execution via Git option injection

Published Sep 7, 2022 · Updated Apr 22, 2025

Argument injection in Poetry before 1.1.9 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Git repository URL. The clone method in poetry/core/vcs/git.py passes the repository value to git clone without an option delimiter, so a leading dash is parsed as an executable-affecting Git option. Exploitation requires a victim to process an attacker-controlled project, and successful code runs with that user's access to credentials, source code, and reachable systems.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability1.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Argument injection in Poetry before 1.1.9 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Git repository URL. The clone method in poetry/core/vcs/git.py passes the repository value to git clone without an option delimiter, so a leading dash is parsed as an executable-affecting Git option. Exploitation requires a victim to process an attacker-controlled project, and successful code runs with that user's access to credentials, source code, and reachable systems.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-36069
Published
Sep 7, 2022
Updated
Apr 22, 2025
Vendor
Poetry
Product
Poetry
Classifications
CWE-88, CWE-94, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 7, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 1.1.9

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Poetry · Poetryversion=< 1.1.9

Published CVSS scores

7.3GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-88Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1204.002Malicious File

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