CVE-2024-22190Public exploit

Code execution via repository executable search path

Published Jan 11, 2024 · Updated Sep 3, 2024

Untrusted search path handling in GitPython before 3.1.41 allows attackers to execute code through a malicious Windows repository. The Git command launcher and hook runner omit NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath when a shell or bash.exe is started, so Windows searches the repository working tree first. Exploitation requires an application to enable shell execution or a user to run a hook after opening attacker-controlled repository content.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Untrusted search path handling in GitPython before 3.1.41 allows attackers to execute code through a malicious Windows repository. The Git command launcher and hook runner omit NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath when a shell or bash.exe is started, so Windows searches the repository working tree first. Exploitation requires an application to enable shell execution or a user to run a hook after opening attacker-controlled repository content.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-22190
Published
Jan 11, 2024
Updated
Sep 3, 2024
Vendor
GitPython Developers
Product
GitPython
Classifications
CWE-426, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 3.1.41

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

GitPython Developers · GitPythonversion=< 3.1.41

Published CVSS scores

7.8GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-426Untrusted Search Path
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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