GHSA-9xgj-fcgf-x6mw · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — Poetry Argument Injection can lead to Local Code Execution
Poetry is a dependency manager for Python. When handling dependencies that come from a Git repository instead of a registry, Poetry uses various commands, such as `git clone`. These commands are constructed using user input (e.g. the repository URL). When building the commands, Poetry correctly avoids Command Injection vulnerabilities by passing an array of arguments instead of a command string. However, there is the possibility that a user input starts with a dash (`-`) and is therefore treated as an optional argument instead of a positional one. This can lead to Code Execution because some of the commands have options that can be leveraged to run arbitrary executables. If a developer is exploited, the attacker could steal credentials or persist their access. If the exploit happens on a server, the attackers could use their access to attack other internal systems. Since this vulnerability requires a fair amount of user interaction, it is not as dangerous as a remotely exploitable one. However, it still puts developers at risk when dealing with untrusted files in a way they think is safe, because the exploit still works when the victim tries to make sure nothing can happen, e.g. by vetting any Git or Poetry config files that might be present in the directory. Versions 1.1.9 and 1.2.0b1 contain patches for this issue.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-36069 is rated High Exploit Risk (69/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.40%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.72% | 1.40% | +0.68% |
| 2 | 2025-11-21 | 0.48% | 0.72% | +0.24% |
| 3 | 2025-11-18 | — | 0.48% | — |
Full EPSS history (15 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.3 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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1.3 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.3 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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1.3 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-9xgj-fcgf-x6mw · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — Poetry Argument Injection can lead to Local Code Execution
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2022-36069 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (poetry-core), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-36069 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2022-36069 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (poetry), 13 status rows across 13 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 7, needs-triage 4, DNE 2. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-36069 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| python-poetry | poetry | < 1.1.9 | cpe:2.3:a:python-poetry:poetry:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* |
| python-poetry | poetry | 1.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:python-poetry:poetry:1.2.0:alpha1:*:*:*:python:*:* |
| python-poetry | poetry | 1.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:python-poetry:poetry:1.2.0:alpha2:*:*:*:python:*:* |