CVE-2026-72538

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.09 BB Relevance: 68/100
Published: 2026-08-11 Modified: 2026-10-24 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Interaction Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: High
A: High

Description

An argument injection vulnerability in PrefectHQ Prefect through 3.8.2 allows authenticated users to achieve remote code execution via the git_clone pull step branch field. The branch parameter is passed directly to git pull without sanitization, enabling injection of arbitrary git arguments. This represents a distinct code path from the incomplete fix applied for CVE-2026-5366 and allows command execution on the Prefect server.

Weakness Classification (1)

References & Advisories (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

68 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

8.8 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.98%
Raw Score 0.009770
Percentile 62.1%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00977
2026-10-28
0.00977

Intelligence Sources

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