# CVE-2026-67324: GitPython 3.1.50 Authentication Bypass via Joined Short Options

- Also known as: GHSA-V396-V7Q4-X2QJ, PYSEC-2026-3947
- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.1.51
- Published: 2026-08-01 · Updated: 2026-10-08

## Affected

- gitpython-developers GitPython: from 3.1.50, fixed in 3.1.51
- gitpython (PyPI): from 3.1.50, fixed in 3.1.51

## Description

GitPython 3.1.50 fails to recognize joined short-option forms such as -u<value> (the short form of --upload-pack=<value>) when enforcing its default unsafe-option gate. When an application passes attacker-influenced clone options into Repo.clone_from(..., multi_options=..., allow_unsafe_options=False), an attacker can supply -u<helper> to bypass the gate that blocks --upload-pack/-u, causing Git to execute the specified helper command during clone. Fixed in 3.1.51.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gitpython-developers GitPython, gitpython, upgrade to a fixed version (3.1.51) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-v396-v7q4-x2qj
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-authentication-bypass-via-joined-short-options

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