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CVE-2026-5366

Git Argument Injection in prefecthq/prefect

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Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
1 proof of concept on GitHub
  • Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

Prefect version 3.6.23 is vulnerable to remote code execution due to improper handling of user-controlled input in the `GitRepository` storage class. The `commit_sha` parameter, which is passed to git commands, lacks validation and does not include a `--` separator to distinguish user input from git flags. This allows attackers to inject arbitrary git flags, such as `--upload-pack`, enabling execution of external programs. Additionally, the `directories` parameter can be exploited to inject git flags during sparse-checkout operations. These vulnerabilities allow any user with deployment creation permissions to execute arbitrary commands on worker machines, compromising shared work pools in multi-tenant environments.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • prefecthq prefecthq/prefect

    Version range not reported

References 2

huntr.com

GitHub · renat0z3r0/prefect-cve-2026-5366