{"id":"CVE-2022-42906","aliases":["GHSA-w67g-6gjv-c599","PYSEC-2026-898"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42906","summary":"Powerline Gitstatus vulnerable to arbitrary code execution","details":"powerline-gitstatus (aka Powerline Gitstatus) before 1.3.2 allows arbitrary code execution. git repositories can contain per-repository configuration that changes the behavior of git, including running arbitrary commands. When using powerline-gitstatus, changing to a directory automatically runs git commands in order to display information about the current repository in the prompt. If an attacker can convince a user to change their current directory to one controlled by the attacker, such as in a shared filesystem or extracted archive, powerline-gitstatus will run arbitrary commands under the attacker's control. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2022-20001.","published":"2022-10-13T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-07-15T01:49:16.760837417Z","cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":1,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"powerline-gitstatus","fixedVersion":"1.3.2"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/jaspernbrouwer/powerline-gitstatus/releases/tag/v1.3.2"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/42xxx/CVE-2022-42906.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42906"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/jaspernbrouwer/powerline-gitstatus/issues/45"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00017.html"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-15T01:49:16.760837417Z"}}