PT-2026-43251

gix-submodule before 0.82.0 incorrectly validates the update field in .gitmodules, allowing attackers to bypass the CommandForbiddenInModulesConfiguration guard when a submodule has been initialized with only partial configuration in .git/config. An attacker can inject arbitrary shell commands vi...

gitoxide: CommandForbiddenInModulesConfiguration Bypass in gix_submodule::File::update() Enables Arbitrary Command Execution via .gitmodules

Summary gixsubmodule::File::update is the API that gates whether an attacker-supplied .gitmodules file may set update = !. The function is designed to return ErrCommandForbiddenInModulesConfiguration unless the !command value came from a trusted local source .git/config. Git CVE CVE-2019-19604...