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Vulnerability details: VCID-qf8a-r6sz-qqf7
Vulnerability ID VCID-qf8a-r6sz-qqf7
Aliases CVE-2023-40590
GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4
PYSEC-2023-161
Summary GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. When resolving a program, Python/Windows look for the current working directory, and after that the PATH environment. GitPython defaults to use the `git` command, if a user runs GitPython from a repo has a `git.exe` or `git` executable, that program will be run instead of the one in the user's `PATH`. This is more of a problem on how Python interacts with Windows systems, Linux and any other OS aren't affected by this. But probably people using GitPython usually run it from the CWD of a repo. An attacker can trick a user to download a repository with a malicious `git` executable, if the user runs/imports GitPython from that directory, it allows the attacker to run any arbitrary commands. There is no fix currently available for windows users, however there are a few mitigations. 1: Default to an absolute path for the git program on Windows, like `C:\\Program Files\\Git\\cmd\\git.EXE` (default git path installation). 2: Require users to set the `GIT_PYTHON_GIT_EXECUTABLE` environment variable on Windows systems. 3: Make this problem prominent in the documentation and advise users to never run GitPython from an untrusted repo, or set the `GIT_PYTHON_GIT_EXECUTABLE` env var to an absolute path. 4: Resolve the executable manually by only looking into the `PATH` environment variable.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3 7.8 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-40590.json
epss 0.00371 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-40590
epss 0.00371 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-40590
epss 0.00371 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-40590
epss 0.00371 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-40590
epss 0.00371 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-40590
epss 0.00371 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-40590
epss 0.00371 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-40590
epss 0.00371 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-40590
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor
cvssv4 8.6 https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor
generic_textual HIGH https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor
ssvc Track* https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython
cvssv4 8.6 https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/8b75434e2c8a082cdeb4971cc6f0ee2bafec45bc
cvssv4 8.6 https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/8b75434e2c8a082cdeb4971cc6f0ee2bafec45bc
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/8b75434e2c8a082cdeb4971cc6f0ee2bafec45bc
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/issues/1635
cvssv4 8.6 https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/issues/1635
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/issues/1635
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1636
cvssv4 8.6 https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1636
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1636
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.33
cvssv4 8.6 https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.33
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.33
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4
cvssv4 8.6 https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4
ssvc Track* https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/gitpython/PYSEC-2023-161.yaml
cvssv4 8.6 https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/gitpython/PYSEC-2023-161.yaml
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/gitpython/PYSEC-2023-161.yaml
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40590
cvssv4 8.6 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40590
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40590
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-40590.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-40590
https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython
https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/8b75434e2c8a082cdeb4971cc6f0ee2bafec45bc
https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/issues/1635
https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1636
https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.33
https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/gitpython/PYSEC-2023-161.yaml
2235871 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2235871
CVE-2023-40590 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40590
GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-40590.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-10-02T14:04:30Z/ Found at https://docs.python.org/3/library/subprocess.html#popen-constructor
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/8b75434e2c8a082cdeb4971cc6f0ee2bafec45bc
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/8b75434e2c8a082cdeb4971cc6f0ee2bafec45bc
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/issues/1635
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/issues/1635
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1636
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1636
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.33
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.33
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-10-02T14:04:30Z/ Found at https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-wfm5-v35h-vwf4
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/gitpython/PYSEC-2023-161.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/gitpython/PYSEC-2023-161.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40590
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40590
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.58863
EPSS Score 0.00371
Published At April 2, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:48:37.317300+00:00 Pypa Importer Import https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/gitpython/PYSEC-2023-161.yaml 38.0.0