CVE-2026-6980
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA vulnerability has been found in Divyanshu-hash GitPilot-MCP up to 9ed9f153ba4158a2ad230ee4871b25130da29ffd. This impacts the function repo_path of the file main.py. Such manipulation of the argument command leads to command injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCommand injection vulnerability in GitPilot-MCP's main.py where the repo_path function accepts unsanitized user input through the command argument, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if GitPilot-MCP is installedSearch for GitPilot-MCP in your environment: check for the package via pip list, look for the main.py file in your codebase, or identify any running processes or services that use GitPilot-MCP.Affected if GitPilot-MCP is present in your environment
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Locate the main.py file from GitPilot-MCPFind the main.py file within the GitPilot-MCP installation directory or repository. This is where the vulnerable repo_path function resides.Affected if main.py exists in your GitPilot-MCP installation
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Examine the repo_path function for command executionOpen main.py and locate the repo_path function. Inspect how it handles the command argument and whether it passes user input to os.system, subprocess, or similar command execution APIs without sanitization.Affected if The repo_path function accepts user-controlled input and passes it directly to shell command execution without validation or sanitization
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Verify user input reaches the vulnerable functionTrace how the command argument flows into the repo_path function. Determine if this input originates from external sources such as API requests, user-provided parameters, or network-based calls.Affected if External or user-controlled input can reach the repo_path function's command parameter unsanitized
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Check if command execution features are enabledDetermine whether the GitPilot-MCP service is actively running and whether the repo_path function is exposed or callable through any API endpoint, CLI interface, or other invocation mechanism.Affected if The vulnerable function is accessible and can be triggered with user-supplied input
You are affected if GitPilot-MCP is installed and the repo_path function in its main.py accepts external input that flows to shell command execution without sanitization.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict input validation and sanitization on all command arguments, preferably using allowlists or parameterized command execution instead of shell command construction to prevent injection attacks.
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