CVE-2026-5366
Git Argument Injection in prefecthq/prefect
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.9 Critical
- Published
- Jun 20, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 22, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 1, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 9.9 Critical | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | @huntr_ai |
Weaknesses
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
prefecthq/prefectprefecthq |
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References
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