CVE-2026-5366
Git Argument Injection in prefecthq/prefect
- Published
- Jun 20, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 22, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- @huntr_ai
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 61.8%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Prefect version 3.6.23 is vulnerable to remote code execution due to improper handling of user-controlled input in the `GitRepository` storage class. The `commit_sha` parameter, which is passed to git commands, lacks validation and does not include a `--` separator to distinguish user input from git flags. This allows attackers to inject arbitrary git flags, such as `--upload-pack`, enabling execution of external programs. Additionally, the `directories` parameter can be exploited to inject git flags during sparse-checkout operations. These vulnerabilities allow any user with deployment creation permissions to execute arbitrary commands on worker machines, compromising shared work pools in multi-tenant environments.
Sources
1PoC for CVE-2026-5366: git argument injection in Prefect's GitRepository leading to RCE on the worker.
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