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CVE-2026-76220VulnerabilityPublished Updated

nbdime · GitPython: Unsafe git option guard bypass via split_single_char_options=False short-option token smuggling enables

Affects nbdimeSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-76220· High 8.7

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 4.0.4_7 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 59% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 4.0.4_7
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 19 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade nbdime to 4.0.4_7.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Homebrewnbdimepkg:brew/nbdimeOther threatsAffected
  • >=1.1.0 <4.0.4_7
Fixed in
  • 4.0.4_7

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AI-suggested

A patch is available in GitPython version 4.0.4_7 that fixes this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to this version or later. The fix involves making _option_candidates emit value-derived candidates regardless of the split_single_char_options setting or running the unsafe option check over the fully transformed argv tokens. Until patched, avoid passing user-controlled kwargs with split_single_char_options=False and single-character keys to GitPython methods.

Description

GitPython versions up to 3.1.57 contain a vulnerability where the unsafe git option guard can be bypassed by using split_single_char_options=False combined with a single-character keyword argument. This allows an attacker to smuggle a short-option token that Git interprets as a command, leading to arbitrary OS command execution during operations like clone, fetch, or push. The vulnerability is an incomplete fix of a previous issue and affects all guarded methods forwarding kwargs with the vulnerable pattern.

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