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TI-2026-59936 Aliases CVE-2026-87819GHSA-g5vv-9gxw-82hx

GitPython before 3.1.60 Denial of Service via ReDoS

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-1333Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 11 fixed, 7 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-1333.

Summary

GitPython before 3.1.60 contains a regular expression denial of service vulnerability in Actor.name_email_regex that processes commit author and committer fields. Attackers can craft a commit object with a malformed author field containing an unterminated angle bracket to cause quadratic backtracking, exhausting CPU resources for over two minutes per commit access.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00521 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial GitPython (gitpython-developers): 3.1.60GitPython (PyPI): 3.1.60Red Hat: 12 advisoriesRed Hat: 11 fixed, 7 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
gitpython-developersGitPythonbefore 3.1.603.1.60Patch availableCNA
—GitPython (PyPI)before 3.1.603.1.60Patch availableGHSA-g5vv-9gxw-82hx
  • GitPython Vendorgitpython-developers Affected before 3.1.60 Fixed in 3.1.60 Patch available CNA
  • GitPython (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3.1.60 Fixed in 3.1.60 Patch available GHSA-g5vv-9gxw-82hx

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitpython_project:gitpython:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*before 3.1.60Vulnerablegitpython-developers
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitpython_project:gitpython:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* Versions before 3.1.60 Vulnerable ·gitpython-developers

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA GitPython (gitpython-developers) Fixed in 3.1.60
  • Fix · GHSA-g5vv-9gxw-82hx GitPython (PyPI) Fixed in 3.1.60 Advisory →

Red Hat 12 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:95657 Released 2026-11-05 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Satellite 6.18 security update
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9 openvox-agent-8.32.0-1.el9sat, openvox-server-8.18.0-1.el9sat, python3.12-brotli-1.2.1-1.el9pc +4
  • RHSA-2026:95656 Released 2026-11-05 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Satellite 6.17 security update
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 openvox-agent-8.32.0-1.el9sat, openvox-server-8.18.0-1.el9sat, python-brotli-1.2.1-1.el9pc +9
  • RHSA-2026:92861 Released 2026-10-29 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Satellite 6.19 security update
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9 openvox-agent-8.31.1-1.el9sat, openvox-server-8.17.0-1.el9sat, python3.12-brotli-1.2.1-1.el9pc +6
Show 9 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2026:92620 Released 2026-10-29 · Red Hat rating Important
    satellite/iop-vulnerability-engine-rhel9 container image available as a Technology Preview
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.18 registry.redhat.io/satellite/iop-vulnerability-engine-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:92619 Released 2026-10-29 · Red Hat rating Important
    satellite/iop-vulnerability-engine-rhel9 container image available as a Technology Preview
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.19 registry.redhat.io/satellite/iop-vulnerability-engine-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:92588 Released 2026-10-29 · Red Hat rating Important
    Technical preview of the satellite/iop-vmaas-rhel9 container image
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.18 registry.redhat.io/satellite/iop-vmaas-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:92574 Released 2026-10-29 · Red Hat rating Important
    Technical preview of the satellite/iop-vmaas-rhel9 container image
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.19 registry.redhat.io/satellite/iop-vmaas-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:87410 Released 2026-10-21 · Red Hat rating Critical
    RHOAI 2.25.12 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
    • Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-built-in-detector-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-caikit-nlp-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-codeflare-operator-rhel9 +47
  • RHSA-2026:86891 Released 2026-10-21 · Red Hat rating Critical
    RHOAI 3.5.2 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
    • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-automl-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-built-in-detector-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-cli-rhel9 +47
  • RHSA-2026:84734 Released 2026-10-19 · Red Hat rating Critical
    RHOAI 3.4.5 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
    • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-ai-gateway-payload-processing-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-automl-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-autorag-rhel9 +47
  • RHSA-2026:71114 Released 2026-09-23 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 automation-controller-venv-tower-4.6.33-1.el8ap, automation-gateway-proxy-server-2.5.10-8.el8ap, automation-gateway-server-2.5.20260923-1.el8ap +3
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 automation-controller-venv-tower-4.6.33-1.el9ap, automation-gateway-proxy-server-2.6.17-3.el9ap, automation-gateway-server-2.5.20260923-1.el9ap +3
  • RHSA-2026:71113 Released 2026-09-23 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 10 python-sqlparse-0.6.0-1.el10ap, python3-sqlparse-0.6.0-1.el10ap, receptor-1.6.8-1.el10ap
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 automation-controller-4.7.17-1.el9ap, automation-controller-cli-4.7.17-1.el9ap, automation-controller-server-4.7.17-1.el9ap +7

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    gitpython-developers GitPython 3.1.60

    3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-59935 GitPython 3.1.59 Local File Content Oracle via --no-indexPriority MEDIUM 64
    • TI-2026-59934 GitPython before 3.1.60 Remote Code Execution via Git Directory ImpersonationPriority MEDIUM 46
    Show all 3 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Exploit IntelligenceAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat AI Inference ServerAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2026:71114
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2026:71114
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2026:71113
Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25Fixed RHSA-2026:87410
Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4Fixed RHSA-2026:84734
Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5Fixed RHSA-2026:86891
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2026:95656
Red Hat Satellite 6.18Fixed RHSA-2026:92588, RHSA-2026:92620
Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2026:95657
Red Hat Satellite 6.19Fixed RHSA-2026:92574, RHSA-2026:92619
Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2026:92861
Not affected: 16 products
  • Migration Toolkit for Applications 8
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 10
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9
  • Red Hat Hardened Images
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87819
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5vv-9gxw-82hx
  3. 2026-10-04 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-04 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  6. 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2026:71114 · Red Hat
  7. 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2026:71113 · Red Hat
  8. 2026-10-09 Fix available: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 · Red Hat
  9. 2026-10-13 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  10. 2026-10-18 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  11. 2026-10-20 Fix available: RHSA-2026:84734 · Red Hat
  12. 2026-10-20 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 · Red Hat
  13. 2026-10-22 Fix available: RHSA-2026:86891 · Red Hat
  14. 2026-10-22 Fix available: RHSA-2026:87410 · Red Hat
  15. 2026-10-23 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25, Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5 · Red Hat
  16. 2026-10-30 Fix available: Red Hat Satellite 6.18, Red Hat Satellite 6.19, Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9 · Red Hat
  17. 2026-10-31 Fix available: RHSA-2026:92619 · Red Hat
  18. 2026-10-31 Fix available: RHSA-2026:92574 · Red Hat
  19. 2026-10-31 Fix available: RHSA-2026:92620 · Red Hat
  20. 2026-10-31 Fix available: RHSA-2026:92861 · Red Hat
  21. 2026-11-01 Fix available: RHSA-2026:92588 · Red Hat
  22. 2026-11-06 Fix available: Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9, Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9 · Red Hat
  23. 2026-11-06 Fix available: RHSA-2026:95656 · Red Hat
  24. 2026-11-06 Fix available: RHSA-2026:95657 · Red Hat

References

Exploit 1

Other 5

  • TI-2026-54689 GitPython before 3.1.59 Path Traversal via separate-git-dir CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-51706 GitPython before 3.1.55 Environment Variable Exfiltration via Remote.add() CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-47618 GitPython before 3.1.52 Environment Variable Exfiltration via clone_from CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-30595 GitPython: Unsafe option check validates multi_options before shlex.split transforms it CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-32220 GitPython: Path traversal in GitPython reference APIs allows arbitrary file write and delete outside the repository CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-47621 GitPython before 3.1.51 Command Injection via option prefix abbreviation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
See all 34 →

Sources

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