CVE-2026-42563CWE-78

Dulwich Vulnerable to Command Injection via Merge Driver Path

High · published June 10, 2026

CVSS v4.0
7.7
EPSS
1%
Percentile
56.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Dulwich is a pure-Python implementation of the Git file formats and protocols. Starting in version 0.24.0 and prior to version 1.2.5, Dulwich's `ProcessMergeDriver` substitutes the file path (from the git tree, controllable by an attacker via a malicious branch) into the merge driver command via the `%P` placeholder and executes it with `subprocess.run(..., shell=True)`. An attacker who can cause a victim to merge an untrusted branch can achieve arbitrary command execution by crafting malicious file paths. Version 1.2.5 fixes the issue.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
7.7 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00797 · 56.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Published
2026-06-10T21:47Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 JUN 21:47Z
    Dulwich Vulnerable to Command Injection via Merge Driver Path
    cvelistv5