Path Traversal in dulwich (CVE-2026-52726)
Summary
Path traversal in dulwich (CVE-2026-52726). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via dulwich.porcelain.submodule_update. Mitigation: upgrade to 1.2.5 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Dulwich is a pure-Python implementation of the Git file formats and protocols. Starting in version 0.23.2 and prior to version 1.2.5, dulwich.porcelain.submodule_update, and by extension porcelain.clone(..., recurse_submodules=True), materializes attacker-controlled submodule paths from a crafted upstream repository without path validation. A malicious .gitmodules plus a matching tree gitlink whose path is .git/hooks (or any other directory inside the parent repository's .git directory) causes the attacker's submodule tree contents to be written directly into the victim's .git/hooks/ directory, preserving executable mode bits. The dropped executables are then run by any subsequent git or dulwich command that invokes the matching hook, resulting in arbitrary code execution. This is the dulwich equivalent of the upstream Git fixes for CVE-2024-32002 / CVE-2024-32004, which were never propagated into dulwich's separately implemented submodule porcelain. Version 1.2.5 patches the issue.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-52726 has been found in dulwich.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like dulwich.porcelain.submodule_update over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: upgrade dulwich to 1.2.5 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "dulwich CVE-2026-52726" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-52726 (dulwich) — CWE-22 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: dulwich.porcelain.submodule_update / path / git / dulwich
Patched: 1.2.5 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Path traversal (CWE-22) exists in dulwich. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via dulwich.porcelain.submodule_update without authentication.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of dulwich. Attack surface: dulwich.porcelain.submodule_update / path / git / dulwich.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 1.2.5.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'dulwich' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'dulwich' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
dulwichを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade dulwich to 1.2.5ステージング環境で 1.2.5 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-52726 dulwich
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-52726 dulwich
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package github.com
- web github.com
- web github.com