Prefect: remote code execution
Prefect versions 3.1.11 through 3.6.24 are 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.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| prefect PyPI | >= 3.1.11, < 3.6.25 | 3.6.25 |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.0
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity from
- GitHub (reviewed advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Also known as
- CVE-2026-5366