# CVE-2024-22190: Untrusted search path under some conditions on Windows allows arbitrary code execution

- Also known as: GHSA-2MQJ-M65W-JGHX, PYSEC-2024-4
- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.1.41
- Published: 2024-01-11 · Updated: 2024-09-03

## Affected

- gitpython-developers GitPython: fixed in 3.1.41
- gitpython (PyPI): fixed in 3.1.41

## Description

GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. There is an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-40590. On Windows, GitPython uses an untrusted search path if it uses a shell to run `git`, as well as when it runs `bash.exe` to interpret hooks. If either of those features are used on Windows, a malicious `git.exe` or `bash.exe` may be run from an untrusted repository. This issue has been patched in version 3.1.41.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gitpython-developers GitPython, gitpython, upgrade to a fixed version (3.1.41) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-2mqj-m65w-jghx
- https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1792
- https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/ef3192cc414f2fd9978908454f6fd95243784c7f

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