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      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "fix": null,
        "range_state": "affected",
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  "details": "## Summary\n`Repo.init()` forwards `**kwargs` verbatim to `git init` with no unsafe-option guard and no `allow_unsafe_options` parameter. `git init --template=\u003cdir\u003e` copies `\u003cdir\u003e/hooks/*` into the new repo\u0027s `.git/hooks`, so an attacker-controlled `template` kwarg plants a hook that executes on the next git operation \u2192 arbitrary code execution. `--template` is already recognized as unsafe for clone (it is on `unsafe_git_clone_options`, and GHSA-6p8h-3wgx-97gf covers the clone path), but `Repo.init` is a distinct method that never received a guard and needs an independent fix.\n\n## Root Cause\n`Repo.init(path, mkdir, odbt, expand_vars, **kwargs)` is a bare `git.init(**kwargs)` (git/repo/base.py:1435) with no `check_unsafe_options` and no `allow_unsafe_options`.\n\n## Impact\nArbitrary code execution (hook fires on next git op) at the privileges of the host process. Two preconditions raise attack complexity (AC:H): the app must forward a `template=` kwarg (KEY control) AND the attacker must stage an executable hook directory at a known path \u2014 the same profile GHSA-6p8h-3wgx-97gf accepted as HIGH for the clone path. Default `allow_unsafe_options` is irrelevant here because `Repo.init` has no guard at all.\n\n## Proof of Concept\n```python\n# attacker stages /evil/hooks/post-commit (executable)\nfrom git import Repo\nRepo.init(path, template=\"/evil\")\n# next commit runs /evil/hooks/post-commit -\u003e ACE\n```\n\n## Attack Chain\n1. Entry: attacker stages `/evil/hooks/post-commit` (executable) and gets the app to call `Repo.init(path, template=\u0027/evil\u0027)`.\n2. Check: NONE on `Repo.init`. Bypass proof: base.py:1435 is a bare `git.init(**kwargs)`. argv (observed): `[\u0027git\u0027,\u0027init\u0027,\u0027--template=/evil\u0027]`.\n3. Sink: git copies `/evil/hooks/post-commit` \u2192 `\u003crepo\u003e/.git/hooks/post-commit`.\n4. Impact: next commit runs the hook \u2192 arbitrary code execution.\n\n## Bypass Evidence\nIndependently reproduced (gate harness): `Repo.init(dst, template=\u0027\u003cevil\u003e\u0027)` \u2192 argv `[\u0027git\u0027,\u0027init\u0027,\u0027--template=\u003cevil\u003e\u0027]` unguarded; hook copied into `.git/hooks/post-commit`; after `git commit` the `INIT_ACE` marker was created. `--separate-git-dir=\u003cpath\u003e` is a parallel arbitrary-redirect vector through the same unguarded sink (value control only).\n\n## Affected Versions\n`GitPython \u003c= 3.1.57` (unguarded `git.init(**kwargs)` present verbatim on the latest release tag).\n\n## Suggested Fix\nAdd a `check_unsafe_options` guard (with an `allow_unsafe_options` parameter) to `Repo.init`, consulting a denylist that includes `--template` and `--separate-git-dir` (path-taking / hook-installing options).\n\n---\nReported by **zx (Jace)** \u2014 GitHub: @manus-use",
  "id": "BREW-aider-CVE-2026-76218",
  "modified": "2026-09-11T15:20:33Z",
  "published": "2026-08-20T08:39:09Z",
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.58"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-remote-code-execution-via-repo-init"
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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  "summary": "GitPython: Unguarded git option forwarding in Repo.init enables arbitrary command execution via --template clone hooks",
  "upstream": [
    "GHSA-9rj7-rf2p-w77r",
    "CVE-2026-76218",
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        "range_state": "fixed",
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  "details": "## Summary\n`Repo.init()` forwards `**kwargs` verbatim to `git init` with no unsafe-option guard and no `allow_unsafe_options` parameter. `git init --template=\u003cdir\u003e` copies `\u003cdir\u003e/hooks/*` into the new repo\u0027s `.git/hooks`, so an attacker-controlled `template` kwarg plants a hook that executes on the next git operation \u2192 arbitrary code execution. `--template` is already recognized as unsafe for clone (it is on `unsafe_git_clone_options`, and GHSA-6p8h-3wgx-97gf covers the clone path), but `Repo.init` is a distinct method that never received a guard and needs an independent fix.\n\n## Root Cause\n`Repo.init(path, mkdir, odbt, expand_vars, **kwargs)` is a bare `git.init(**kwargs)` (git/repo/base.py:1435) with no `check_unsafe_options` and no `allow_unsafe_options`.\n\n## Impact\nArbitrary code execution (hook fires on next git op) at the privileges of the host process. Two preconditions raise attack complexity (AC:H): the app must forward a `template=` kwarg (KEY control) AND the attacker must stage an executable hook directory at a known path \u2014 the same profile GHSA-6p8h-3wgx-97gf accepted as HIGH for the clone path. Default `allow_unsafe_options` is irrelevant here because `Repo.init` has no guard at all.\n\n## Proof of Concept\n```python\n# attacker stages /evil/hooks/post-commit (executable)\nfrom git import Repo\nRepo.init(path, template=\"/evil\")\n# next commit runs /evil/hooks/post-commit -\u003e ACE\n```\n\n## Attack Chain\n1. Entry: attacker stages `/evil/hooks/post-commit` (executable) and gets the app to call `Repo.init(path, template=\u0027/evil\u0027)`.\n2. Check: NONE on `Repo.init`. Bypass proof: base.py:1435 is a bare `git.init(**kwargs)`. argv (observed): `[\u0027git\u0027,\u0027init\u0027,\u0027--template=/evil\u0027]`.\n3. Sink: git copies `/evil/hooks/post-commit` \u2192 `\u003crepo\u003e/.git/hooks/post-commit`.\n4. Impact: next commit runs the hook \u2192 arbitrary code execution.\n\n## Bypass Evidence\nIndependently reproduced (gate harness): `Repo.init(dst, template=\u0027\u003cevil\u003e\u0027)` \u2192 argv `[\u0027git\u0027,\u0027init\u0027,\u0027--template=\u003cevil\u003e\u0027]` unguarded; hook copied into `.git/hooks/post-commit`; after `git commit` the `INIT_ACE` marker was created. `--separate-git-dir=\u003cpath\u003e` is a parallel arbitrary-redirect vector through the same unguarded sink (value control only).\n\n## Affected Versions\n`GitPython \u003c= 3.1.57` (unguarded `git.init(**kwargs)` present verbatim on the latest release tag).\n\n## Suggested Fix\nAdd a `check_unsafe_options` guard (with an `allow_unsafe_options` parameter) to `Repo.init`, consulting a denylist that includes `--template` and `--separate-git-dir` (path-taking / hook-installing options).\n\n---\nReported by **zx (Jace)** \u2014 GitHub: @manus-use",
  "id": "BREW-apm-CVE-2026-76218",
  "modified": "2026-09-17T18:40:44Z",
  "published": "2026-08-20T08:39:48Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "WEB",
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-remote-code-execution-via-repo-init"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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  "upstream": [
    "GHSA-9rj7-rf2p-w77r",
    "CVE-2026-76218",
    "PYSEC-2026-3840"
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  "details": "## Summary\n`Repo.init()` forwards `**kwargs` verbatim to `git init` with no unsafe-option guard and no `allow_unsafe_options` parameter. `git init --template=\u003cdir\u003e` copies `\u003cdir\u003e/hooks/*` into the new repo\u0027s `.git/hooks`, so an attacker-controlled `template` kwarg plants a hook that executes on the next git operation \u2192 arbitrary code execution. `--template` is already recognized as unsafe for clone (it is on `unsafe_git_clone_options`, and GHSA-6p8h-3wgx-97gf covers the clone path), but `Repo.init` is a distinct method that never received a guard and needs an independent fix.\n\n## Root Cause\n`Repo.init(path, mkdir, odbt, expand_vars, **kwargs)` is a bare `git.init(**kwargs)` (git/repo/base.py:1435) with no `check_unsafe_options` and no `allow_unsafe_options`.\n\n## Impact\nArbitrary code execution (hook fires on next git op) at the privileges of the host process. Two preconditions raise attack complexity (AC:H): the app must forward a `template=` kwarg (KEY control) AND the attacker must stage an executable hook directory at a known path \u2014 the same profile GHSA-6p8h-3wgx-97gf accepted as HIGH for the clone path. Default `allow_unsafe_options` is irrelevant here because `Repo.init` has no guard at all.\n\n## Proof of Concept\n```python\n# attacker stages /evil/hooks/post-commit (executable)\nfrom git import Repo\nRepo.init(path, template=\"/evil\")\n# next commit runs /evil/hooks/post-commit -\u003e ACE\n```\n\n## Attack Chain\n1. Entry: attacker stages `/evil/hooks/post-commit` (executable) and gets the app to call `Repo.init(path, template=\u0027/evil\u0027)`.\n2. Check: NONE on `Repo.init`. Bypass proof: base.py:1435 is a bare `git.init(**kwargs)`. argv (observed): `[\u0027git\u0027,\u0027init\u0027,\u0027--template=/evil\u0027]`.\n3. Sink: git copies `/evil/hooks/post-commit` \u2192 `\u003crepo\u003e/.git/hooks/post-commit`.\n4. Impact: next commit runs the hook \u2192 arbitrary code execution.\n\n## Bypass Evidence\nIndependently reproduced (gate harness): `Repo.init(dst, template=\u0027\u003cevil\u003e\u0027)` \u2192 argv `[\u0027git\u0027,\u0027init\u0027,\u0027--template=\u003cevil\u003e\u0027]` unguarded; hook copied into `.git/hooks/post-commit`; after `git commit` the `INIT_ACE` marker was created. `--separate-git-dir=\u003cpath\u003e` is a parallel arbitrary-redirect vector through the same unguarded sink (value control only).\n\n## Affected Versions\n`GitPython \u003c= 3.1.57` (unguarded `git.init(**kwargs)` present verbatim on the latest release tag).\n\n## Suggested Fix\nAdd a `check_unsafe_options` guard (with an `allow_unsafe_options` parameter) to `Repo.init`, consulting a denylist that includes `--template` and `--separate-git-dir` (path-taking / hook-installing options).\n\n---\nReported by **zx (Jace)** \u2014 GitHub: @manus-use",
  "id": "BREW-btcli-CVE-2026-76218",
  "modified": "2026-09-10T18:57:19Z",
  "published": "2026-08-20T08:42:00Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-9rj7-rf2p-w77r"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76218"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/2204"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.58"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-remote-code-execution-via-repo-init"
    }
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "GitPython: Unguarded git option forwarding in Repo.init enables arbitrary command execution via --template clone hooks",
  "upstream": [
    "GHSA-9rj7-rf2p-w77r",
    "CVE-2026-76218",
    "PYSEC-2026-3840"
  ]
}

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      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "fix": "bump",
        "range_state": "fixed",
        "resource": "gitpython",
        "resource_purl": "pkg:pypi/gitpython@3.1.61",
        "upstream_fixed_in": "3.1.58"
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      "package": {
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        "name": "cf2tf",
        "purl": "pkg:brew/cf2tf"
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        "name": "gitpython",
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  "details": "## Summary\n`Repo.init()` forwards `**kwargs` verbatim to `git init` with no unsafe-option guard and no `allow_unsafe_options` parameter. `git init --template=\u003cdir\u003e` copies `\u003cdir\u003e/hooks/*` into the new repo\u0027s `.git/hooks`, so an attacker-controlled `template` kwarg plants a hook that executes on the next git operation \u2192 arbitrary code execution. `--template` is already recognized as unsafe for clone (it is on `unsafe_git_clone_options`, and GHSA-6p8h-3wgx-97gf covers the clone path), but `Repo.init` is a distinct method that never received a guard and needs an independent fix.\n\n## Root Cause\n`Repo.init(path, mkdir, odbt, expand_vars, **kwargs)` is a bare `git.init(**kwargs)` (git/repo/base.py:1435) with no `check_unsafe_options` and no `allow_unsafe_options`.\n\n## Impact\nArbitrary code execution (hook fires on next git op) at the privileges of the host process. Two preconditions raise attack complexity (AC:H): the app must forward a `template=` kwarg (KEY control) AND the attacker must stage an executable hook directory at a known path \u2014 the same profile GHSA-6p8h-3wgx-97gf accepted as HIGH for the clone path. Default `allow_unsafe_options` is irrelevant here because `Repo.init` has no guard at all.\n\n## Proof of Concept\n```python\n# attacker stages /evil/hooks/post-commit (executable)\nfrom git import Repo\nRepo.init(path, template=\"/evil\")\n# next commit runs /evil/hooks/post-commit -\u003e ACE\n```\n\n## Attack Chain\n1. Entry: attacker stages `/evil/hooks/post-commit` (executable) and gets the app to call `Repo.init(path, template=\u0027/evil\u0027)`.\n2. Check: NONE on `Repo.init`. Bypass proof: base.py:1435 is a bare `git.init(**kwargs)`. argv (observed): `[\u0027git\u0027,\u0027init\u0027,\u0027--template=/evil\u0027]`.\n3. Sink: git copies `/evil/hooks/post-commit` \u2192 `\u003crepo\u003e/.git/hooks/post-commit`.\n4. Impact: next commit runs the hook \u2192 arbitrary code execution.\n\n## Bypass Evidence\nIndependently reproduced (gate harness): `Repo.init(dst, template=\u0027\u003cevil\u003e\u0027)` \u2192 argv `[\u0027git\u0027,\u0027init\u0027,\u0027--template=\u003cevil\u003e\u0027]` unguarded; hook copied into `.git/hooks/post-commit`; after `git commit` the `INIT_ACE` marker was created. `--separate-git-dir=\u003cpath\u003e` is a parallel arbitrary-redirect vector through the same unguarded sink (value control only).\n\n## Affected Versions\n`GitPython \u003c= 3.1.57` (unguarded `git.init(**kwargs)` present verbatim on the latest release tag).\n\n## Suggested Fix\nAdd a `check_unsafe_options` guard (with an `allow_unsafe_options` parameter) to `Repo.init`, consulting a denylist that includes `--template` and `--separate-git-dir` (path-taking / hook-installing options).\n\n---\nReported by **zx (Jace)** \u2014 GitHub: @manus-use",
  "id": "BREW-cf2tf-CVE-2026-76218",
  "modified": "2026-09-17T18:12:26Z",
  "published": "2026-08-20T08:42:33Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-9rj7-rf2p-w77r"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76218"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/2204"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/d9ddb55bdc66"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.58"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-remote-code-execution-via-repo-init"
    }
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "GitPython: Unguarded git option forwarding in Repo.init enables arbitrary command execution via --template clone hooks",
  "upstream": [
    "GHSA-9rj7-rf2p-w77r",
    "CVE-2026-76218",
    "PYSEC-2026-3840"
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}

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  "details": "## Summary\n`Repo.init()` forwards `**kwargs` verbatim to `git init` with no unsafe-option guard and no `allow_unsafe_options` parameter. `git init --template=\u003cdir\u003e` copies `\u003cdir\u003e/hooks/*` into the new repo\u0027s `.git/hooks`, so an attacker-controlled `template` kwarg plants a hook that executes on the next git operation \u2192 arbitrary code execution. `--template` is already recognized as unsafe for clone (it is on `unsafe_git_clone_options`, and GHSA-6p8h-3wgx-97gf covers the clone path), but `Repo.init` is a distinct method that never received a guard and needs an independent fix.\n\n## Root Cause\n`Repo.init(path, mkdir, odbt, expand_vars, **kwargs)` is a bare `git.init(**kwargs)` (git/repo/base.py:1435) with no `check_unsafe_options` and no `allow_unsafe_options`.\n\n## Impact\nArbitrary code execution (hook fires on next git op) at the privileges of the host process. Two preconditions raise attack complexity (AC:H): the app must forward a `template=` kwarg (KEY control) AND the attacker must stage an executable hook directory at a known path \u2014 the same profile GHSA-6p8h-3wgx-97gf accepted as HIGH for the clone path. Default `allow_unsafe_options` is irrelevant here because `Repo.init` has no guard at all.\n\n## Proof of Concept\n```python\n# attacker stages /evil/hooks/post-commit (executable)\nfrom git import Repo\nRepo.init(path, template=\"/evil\")\n# next commit runs /evil/hooks/post-commit -\u003e ACE\n```\n\n## Attack Chain\n1. Entry: attacker stages `/evil/hooks/post-commit` (executable) and gets the app to call `Repo.init(path, template=\u0027/evil\u0027)`.\n2. Check: NONE on `Repo.init`. Bypass proof: base.py:1435 is a bare `git.init(**kwargs)`. argv (observed): `[\u0027git\u0027,\u0027init\u0027,\u0027--template=/evil\u0027]`.\n3. Sink: git copies `/evil/hooks/post-commit` \u2192 `\u003crepo\u003e/.git/hooks/post-commit`.\n4. Impact: next commit runs the hook \u2192 arbitrary code execution.\n\n## Bypass Evidence\nIndependently reproduced (gate harness): `Repo.init(dst, template=\u0027\u003cevil\u003e\u0027)` \u2192 argv `[\u0027git\u0027,\u0027init\u0027,\u0027--template=\u003cevil\u003e\u0027]` unguarded; hook copied into `.git/hooks/post-commit`; after `git commit` the `INIT_ACE` marker was created. `--separate-git-dir=\u003cpath\u003e` is a parallel arbitrary-redirect vector through the same unguarded sink (value control only).\n\n## Affected Versions\n`GitPython \u003c= 3.1.57` (unguarded `git.init(**kwargs)` present verbatim on the latest release tag).\n\n## Suggested Fix\nAdd a `check_unsafe_options` guard (with an `allow_unsafe_options` parameter) to `Repo.init`, consulting a denylist that includes `--template` and `--separate-git-dir` (path-taking / hook-installing options).\n\n---\nReported by **zx (Jace)** \u2014 GitHub: @manus-use",
  "id": "BREW-checkov-CVE-2026-76218",
  "modified": "2026-09-17T19:53:35Z",
  "published": "2026-08-20T08:43:02Z",
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    },
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  "details": "## Summary\n`Repo.init()` forwards `**kwargs` verbatim to `git init` with no unsafe-option guard and no `allow_unsafe_options` parameter. `git init --template=\u003cdir\u003e` copies `\u003cdir\u003e/hooks/*` into the new repo\u0027s `.git/hooks`, so an attacker-controlled `template` kwarg plants a hook that executes on the next git operation \u2192 arbitrary code execution. `--template` is already recognized as unsafe for clone (it is on `unsafe_git_clone_options`, and GHSA-6p8h-3wgx-97gf covers the clone path), but `Repo.init` is a distinct method that never received a guard and needs an independent fix.\n\n## Root Cause\n`Repo.init(path, mkdir, odbt, expand_vars, **kwargs)` is a bare `git.init(**kwargs)` (git/repo/base.py:1435) with no `check_unsafe_options` and no `allow_unsafe_options`.\n\n## Impact\nArbitrary code execution (hook fires on next git op) at the privileges of the host process. Two preconditions raise attack complexity (AC:H): the app must forward a `template=` kwarg (KEY control) AND the attacker must stage an executable hook directory at a known path \u2014 the same profile GHSA-6p8h-3wgx-97gf accepted as HIGH for the clone path. Default `allow_unsafe_options` is irrelevant here because `Repo.init` has no guard at all.\n\n## Proof of Concept\n```python\n# attacker stages /evil/hooks/post-commit (executable)\nfrom git import Repo\nRepo.init(path, template=\"/evil\")\n# next commit runs /evil/hooks/post-commit -\u003e ACE\n```\n\n## Attack Chain\n1. Entry: attacker stages `/evil/hooks/post-commit` (executable) and gets the app to call `Repo.init(path, template=\u0027/evil\u0027)`.\n2. Check: NONE on `Repo.init`. Bypass proof: base.py:1435 is a bare `git.init(**kwargs)`. argv (observed): `[\u0027git\u0027,\u0027init\u0027,\u0027--template=/evil\u0027]`.\n3. Sink: git copies `/evil/hooks/post-commit` \u2192 `\u003crepo\u003e/.git/hooks/post-commit`.\n4. Impact: next commit runs the hook \u2192 arbitrary code execution.\n\n## Bypass Evidence\nIndependently reproduced (gate harness): `Repo.init(dst, template=\u0027\u003cevil\u003e\u0027)` \u2192 argv `[\u0027git\u0027,\u0027init\u0027,\u0027--template=\u003cevil\u003e\u0027]` unguarded; hook copied into `.git/hooks/post-commit`; after `git commit` the `INIT_ACE` marker was created. `--separate-git-dir=\u003cpath\u003e` is a parallel arbitrary-redirect vector through the same unguarded sink (value control only).\n\n## Affected Versions\n`GitPython \u003c= 3.1.57` (unguarded `git.init(**kwargs)` present verbatim on the latest release tag).\n\n## Suggested Fix\nAdd a `check_unsafe_options` guard (with an `allow_unsafe_options` parameter) to `Repo.init`, consulting a denylist that includes `--template` and `--separate-git-dir` (path-taking / hook-installing options).\n\n---\nReported by **zx (Jace)** \u2014 GitHub: @manus-use",
  "id": "BREW-cobo-cli-CVE-2026-76218",
  "modified": "2026-09-10T19:01:17Z",
  "published": "2026-08-20T08:43:30Z",
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  "id": "BREW-conda-lock-CVE-2026-76218",
  "modified": "2026-09-17T18:12:38Z",
  "published": "2026-08-20T08:44:16Z",
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    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.58"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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  "upstream": [
    "GHSA-9rj7-rf2p-w77r",
    "CVE-2026-76218",
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  "details": "## Summary\n`Repo.init()` forwards `**kwargs` verbatim to `git init` with no unsafe-option guard and no `allow_unsafe_options` parameter. `git init --template=\u003cdir\u003e` copies `\u003cdir\u003e/hooks/*` into the new repo\u0027s `.git/hooks`, so an attacker-controlled `template` kwarg plants a hook that executes on the next git operation \u2192 arbitrary code execution. `--template` is already recognized as unsafe for clone (it is on `unsafe_git_clone_options`, and GHSA-6p8h-3wgx-97gf covers the clone path), but `Repo.init` is a distinct method that never received a guard and needs an independent fix.\n\n## Root Cause\n`Repo.init(path, mkdir, odbt, expand_vars, **kwargs)` is a bare `git.init(**kwargs)` (git/repo/base.py:1435) with no `check_unsafe_options` and no `allow_unsafe_options`.\n\n## Impact\nArbitrary code execution (hook fires on next git op) at the privileges of the host process. Two preconditions raise attack complexity (AC:H): the app must forward a `template=` kwarg (KEY control) AND the attacker must stage an executable hook directory at a known path \u2014 the same profile GHSA-6p8h-3wgx-97gf accepted as HIGH for the clone path. Default `allow_unsafe_options` is irrelevant here because `Repo.init` has no guard at all.\n\n## Proof of Concept\n```python\n# attacker stages /evil/hooks/post-commit (executable)\nfrom git import Repo\nRepo.init(path, template=\"/evil\")\n# next commit runs /evil/hooks/post-commit -\u003e ACE\n```\n\n## Attack Chain\n1. Entry: attacker stages `/evil/hooks/post-commit` (executable) and gets the app to call `Repo.init(path, template=\u0027/evil\u0027)`.\n2. Check: NONE on `Repo.init`. Bypass proof: base.py:1435 is a bare `git.init(**kwargs)`. argv (observed): `[\u0027git\u0027,\u0027init\u0027,\u0027--template=/evil\u0027]`.\n3. Sink: git copies `/evil/hooks/post-commit` \u2192 `\u003crepo\u003e/.git/hooks/post-commit`.\n4. Impact: next commit runs the hook \u2192 arbitrary code execution.\n\n## Bypass Evidence\nIndependently reproduced (gate harness): `Repo.init(dst, template=\u0027\u003cevil\u003e\u0027)` \u2192 argv `[\u0027git\u0027,\u0027init\u0027,\u0027--template=\u003cevil\u003e\u0027]` unguarded; hook copied into `.git/hooks/post-commit`; after `git commit` the `INIT_ACE` marker was created. `--separate-git-dir=\u003cpath\u003e` is a parallel arbitrary-redirect vector through the same unguarded sink (value control only).\n\n## Affected Versions\n`GitPython \u003c= 3.1.57` (unguarded `git.init(**kwargs)` present verbatim on the latest release tag).\n\n## Suggested Fix\nAdd a `check_unsafe_options` guard (with an `allow_unsafe_options` parameter) to `Repo.init`, consulting a denylist that includes `--template` and `--separate-git-dir` (path-taking / hook-installing options).\n\n---\nReported by **zx (Jace)** \u2014 GitHub: @manus-use",
  "id": "BREW-cruft-CVE-2026-76218",
  "modified": "2026-09-17T19:38:44Z",
  "published": "2026-08-20T08:44:24Z",
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    },
    {
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.58"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    }
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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  "upstream": [
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    "CVE-2026-76218",
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  "details": "## Summary\n`Repo.init()` forwards `**kwargs` verbatim to `git init` with no unsafe-option guard and no `allow_unsafe_options` parameter. `git init --template=\u003cdir\u003e` copies `\u003cdir\u003e/hooks/*` into the new repo\u0027s `.git/hooks`, so an attacker-controlled `template` kwarg plants a hook that executes on the next git operation \u2192 arbitrary code execution. `--template` is already recognized as unsafe for clone (it is on `unsafe_git_clone_options`, and GHSA-6p8h-3wgx-97gf covers the clone path), but `Repo.init` is a distinct method that never received a guard and needs an independent fix.\n\n## Root Cause\n`Repo.init(path, mkdir, odbt, expand_vars, **kwargs)` is a bare `git.init(**kwargs)` (git/repo/base.py:1435) with no `check_unsafe_options` and no `allow_unsafe_options`.\n\n## Impact\nArbitrary code execution (hook fires on next git op) at the privileges of the host process. Two preconditions raise attack complexity (AC:H): the app must forward a `template=` kwarg (KEY control) AND the attacker must stage an executable hook directory at a known path \u2014 the same profile GHSA-6p8h-3wgx-97gf accepted as HIGH for the clone path. Default `allow_unsafe_options` is irrelevant here because `Repo.init` has no guard at all.\n\n## Proof of Concept\n```python\n# attacker stages /evil/hooks/post-commit (executable)\nfrom git import Repo\nRepo.init(path, template=\"/evil\")\n# next commit runs /evil/hooks/post-commit -\u003e ACE\n```\n\n## Attack Chain\n1. Entry: attacker stages `/evil/hooks/post-commit` (executable) and gets the app to call `Repo.init(path, template=\u0027/evil\u0027)`.\n2. Check: NONE on `Repo.init`. Bypass proof: base.py:1435 is a bare `git.init(**kwargs)`. argv (observed): `[\u0027git\u0027,\u0027init\u0027,\u0027--template=/evil\u0027]`.\n3. Sink: git copies `/evil/hooks/post-commit` \u2192 `\u003crepo\u003e/.git/hooks/post-commit`.\n4. Impact: next commit runs the hook \u2192 arbitrary code execution.\n\n## Bypass Evidence\nIndependently reproduced (gate harness): `Repo.init(dst, template=\u0027\u003cevil\u003e\u0027)` \u2192 argv `[\u0027git\u0027,\u0027init\u0027,\u0027--template=\u003cevil\u003e\u0027]` unguarded; hook copied into `.git/hooks/post-commit`; after `git commit` the `INIT_ACE` marker was created. `--separate-git-dir=\u003cpath\u003e` is a parallel arbitrary-redirect vector through the same unguarded sink (value control only).\n\n## Affected Versions\n`GitPython \u003c= 3.1.57` (unguarded `git.init(**kwargs)` present verbatim on the latest release tag).\n\n## Suggested Fix\nAdd a `check_unsafe_options` guard (with an `allow_unsafe_options` parameter) to `Repo.init`, consulting a denylist that includes `--template` and `--separate-git-dir` (path-taking / hook-installing options).\n\n---\nReported by **zx (Jace)** \u2014 GitHub: @manus-use",
  "id": "BREW-cycode-CVE-2026-76218",
  "modified": "2026-09-10T19:04:11Z",
  "published": "2026-08-20T08:45:02Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-9rj7-rf2p-w77r"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76218"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/2204"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/d9ddb55bdc66"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.58"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-remote-code-execution-via-repo-init"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.3",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "GitPython: Unguarded git option forwarding in Repo.init enables arbitrary command execution via --template clone hooks",
  "upstream": [
    "GHSA-9rj7-rf2p-w77r",
    "CVE-2026-76218",
    "PYSEC-2026-3840"
  ]
}

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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "fix": "bump",
        "range_state": "fixed",
        "resource": "gitpython",
        "resource_purl": "pkg:pypi/gitpython@3.1.62",
        "upstream_fixed_in": "3.1.58"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Homebrew",
        "name": "dstack",
        "purl": "pkg:brew/dstack"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.21.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "confidence": "high",
    "source": "matched",
    "strategy": "registry",
    "upstream_evidence": [
      {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "key": "pkg:pypi/gitpython@3.1.62",
        "name": "gitpython",
        "resource": "gitpython",
        "strategy": "registry",
        "subject_version": "3.1.62"
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "## Summary\n`Repo.init()` forwards `**kwargs` verbatim to `git init` with no unsafe-option guard and no `allow_unsafe_options` parameter. `git init --template=\u003cdir\u003e` copies `\u003cdir\u003e/hooks/*` into the new repo\u0027s `.git/hooks`, so an attacker-controlled `template` kwarg plants a hook that executes on the next git operation \u2192 arbitrary code execution. `--template` is already recognized as unsafe for clone (it is on `unsafe_git_clone_options`, and GHSA-6p8h-3wgx-97gf covers the clone path), but `Repo.init` is a distinct method that never received a guard and needs an independent fix.\n\n## Root Cause\n`Repo.init(path, mkdir, odbt, expand_vars, **kwargs)` is a bare `git.init(**kwargs)` (git/repo/base.py:1435) with no `check_unsafe_options` and no `allow_unsafe_options`.\n\n## Impact\nArbitrary code execution (hook fires on next git op) at the privileges of the host process. Two preconditions raise attack complexity (AC:H): the app must forward a `template=` kwarg (KEY control) AND the attacker must stage an executable hook directory at a known path \u2014 the same profile GHSA-6p8h-3wgx-97gf accepted as HIGH for the clone path. Default `allow_unsafe_options` is irrelevant here because `Repo.init` has no guard at all.\n\n## Proof of Concept\n```python\n# attacker stages /evil/hooks/post-commit (executable)\nfrom git import Repo\nRepo.init(path, template=\"/evil\")\n# next commit runs /evil/hooks/post-commit -\u003e ACE\n```\n\n## Attack Chain\n1. Entry: attacker stages `/evil/hooks/post-commit` (executable) and gets the app to call `Repo.init(path, template=\u0027/evil\u0027)`.\n2. Check: NONE on `Repo.init`. Bypass proof: base.py:1435 is a bare `git.init(**kwargs)`. argv (observed): `[\u0027git\u0027,\u0027init\u0027,\u0027--template=/evil\u0027]`.\n3. Sink: git copies `/evil/hooks/post-commit` \u2192 `\u003crepo\u003e/.git/hooks/post-commit`.\n4. Impact: next commit runs the hook \u2192 arbitrary code execution.\n\n## Bypass Evidence\nIndependently reproduced (gate harness): `Repo.init(dst, template=\u0027\u003cevil\u003e\u0027)` \u2192 argv `[\u0027git\u0027,\u0027init\u0027,\u0027--template=\u003cevil\u003e\u0027]` unguarded; hook copied into `.git/hooks/post-commit`; after `git commit` the `INIT_ACE` marker was created. `--separate-git-dir=\u003cpath\u003e` is a parallel arbitrary-redirect vector through the same unguarded sink (value control only).\n\n## Affected Versions\n`GitPython \u003c= 3.1.57` (unguarded `git.init(**kwargs)` present verbatim on the latest release tag).\n\n## Suggested Fix\nAdd a `check_unsafe_options` guard (with an `allow_unsafe_options` parameter) to `Repo.init`, consulting a denylist that includes `--template` and `--separate-git-dir` (path-taking / hook-installing options).\n\n---\nReported by **zx (Jace)** \u2014 GitHub: @manus-use",
  "id": "BREW-dstack-CVE-2026-76218",
  "modified": "2026-09-12T08:53:21Z",
  "published": "2026-08-20T08:46:26Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-9rj7-rf2p-w77r"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76218"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/2204"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/d9ddb55bdc66"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.58"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-remote-code-execution-via-repo-init"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.3",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "GitPython: Unguarded git option forwarding in Repo.init enables arbitrary command execution via --template clone hooks",
  "upstream": [
    "GHSA-9rj7-rf2p-w77r",
    "CVE-2026-76218",
    "PYSEC-2026-3840"
  ]
}