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CVE-2023-40267

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-40267 is a critical vulnerability affecting GitPython versions prior to 3.1.32, stemming from an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-24439, which allows insecure non-multi options in clone and clone_from operations. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this network-exploitable vulnerability has low attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.1.32CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gitpython_project:gitpython:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.98%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
58.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0098 is in the 44th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (17)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: GitPythonFixed in: 3.1.32
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 9Fixed in: automation-controller-0:4.3.13-1.el9ap
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8Fixed in: automation-controller-0:4.4.3-1.el8ap
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8Fixed in: python3x-gitpython-0:3.1.32-1.el8ap
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9Fixed in: automation-controller-0:4.4.3-1.el9ap
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9Fixed in: python-gitpython-0:3.1.32-1.el9ap
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8Fixed in: python-gitpython-0:3.1.32-1.el8pc
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8Fixed in: python-gitpython-0:3.1.32-1.el8pc
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.3 for RHEL 8Fixed in: automation-controller-0:4.3.13-1.el8ap
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1Fixed in: GitPython
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: redhat-certification
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Certification Program for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: redhat-certification
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1Fixed in: GitPython
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2Fixed in: GitPython
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.0Fixed in: GitPython
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Ansible Tower 3Fixed in: gitpython

Vendor Advisories (2)

pipGHSA-pr76-5cm5-w9cjcritical

GitPython vulnerable to remote code execution due to insufficient sanitization of input arguments

Aug 11, 2023
redhatCVE-2023-40267Moderate

GitPython: Insecure non-multi options in clone and clone_from is not blocked

Aug 11, 2023

References

lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00030.html
github.com / gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/ca965ecc81853bca7675261729143f54e5bf4cdd
Patch
github.com / gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1609
Issue TrackingPatch
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AV5DV7GBLMOZT7U3Q4TDOJO5R6G3V6GH
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PF6AXUTC5BO7L2SBJMCVKJSPKWY52I5R