CVE-2026-5366
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.
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https://huntr.com/bounties/e2e88a0f-a8f6-49c9-94c5-e98dc385f07a, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/5xxx/CVE-2026-5366.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5366