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Vulnerability · Published May 4, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-7725PrefectHQ prefect GitRepository Pull storage.py argument injection

Medium 6.3

In plain English

A medium-severity argument injection in prefect from PrefectHQ. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 83.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was found in PrefectHQ prefect up to 3.6.25.dev6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file src/prefect/runner/storage.py of the component GitRepository Pull Handler. The manipulation of the argument commit_sha/directories results in argument injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. Upgrading to version 3.6.25.dev7 can resolve this issue. The patch is identified as 6a9d9918716ce4ee0297b69f3046f7067ef1faae. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
PyPIprefect3.6.25.dev7GHSA-6rcx-55r6-jx65
PyPIprefect3.6.25.dev7PYSEC-2026-2955

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
PrefectHQ prefect 3.6.25.dev6

Weakness: CWE-88, CWE-74 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

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