ubuntu-cve-2026-40034
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-05-26 15:16
Modified
2026-06-03 11:23
Summary
Details

gix-submodule before 0.29.0 (gitoxide before 0.5.21, gix before 0.84.0) incorrectly validates the update field in .gitmodules, allowing attackers to bypass the CommandForbiddenInModulesConfiguration guard when a submodule has been initialized with only partial configuration in .git/config. An attacker can inject arbitrary shell commands via the update field in .gitmodules that will be executed when Submodule::update() is called on a previously-initialized submodule, enabling remote code execution.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.5 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
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            "binary_version": "0.69.1-1"
          }
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      },
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        "name": "rust-gix",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/rust-gix@0.69.1-1?arch=source\u0026distro=questing"
      },
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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          {
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          }
        ]
      },
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        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
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      },
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "librust-gix-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.73.0-1build1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
        "name": "rust-gix",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/rust-gix@0.73.0-1build1?arch=source\u0026distro=resolute"
      },
      "ranges": [
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            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "0.69.1-2",
        "0.73.0-1",
        "0.73.0-1build1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "librust-gix-submodule-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.20.0-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
        "name": "rust-gix-submodule",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/rust-gix-submodule@0.20.0-1?arch=source\u0026distro=resolute"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.16.0-1",
        "0.20.0-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "gix-submodule before 0.29.0 (gitoxide before 0.5.21, gix before 0.84.0) incorrectly validates the update field in .gitmodules, allowing attackers to bypass the CommandForbiddenInModulesConfiguration guard when a submodule has been initialized with only partial configuration in .git/config. An attacker can inject arbitrary shell commands via the update field in .gitmodules that will be executed when Submodule::update() is called on a previously-initialized submodule, enabling remote code execution.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40034",
  "modified": "2026-06-03T11:23:41Z",
  "published": "2026-05-26T15:16:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-40034"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40034"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/commit/6a2e6a436f76c8bbf2487f9967413a51356667a0"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/commit/dd5c18d9e526e8de462fa40aa047acd097cfa7dc"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/security/advisories/GHSA-f26g-jm89-4g65"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://red.anthropic.com/2026/cvd/findings/ANT-2026-6SNS6KMP"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitoxide-command-injection-via-partial-gitmodules-override-in-gix-submodule"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2026-40034"
  ]
}



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