CVE-2025-10283: BBOT's insufficient sanitization issues in gitdumper.py can lead to RCE
Summary bbot's gitdumper.py insufficiently sanitises a .git/config file, leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE). bbot's gitdumper.py can be made to consume a malicious .git/index file, leading to arbitrary file write which can be used to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE). Impact A user who uses bbot to scan a malicious webserver may have arbitrary code executed on their system.
Published Oct 9, 2025
Affected packages
bbot
- Ecosystem
- PyPI
- Affected
- < 2.7.0
- Fixed in
- 2.7.0
- Check
pip show bbot
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
bbot's gitdumper.py insufficiently sanitises a .git/config file, leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE).
bbot's gitdumper.py can be made to consume a malicious .git/index file, leading to arbitrary file write which can be used to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE).
Impact
A user who uses bbot to scan a malicious webserver may have arbitrary code executed on their system.
Credited to justinsteven.
References
- https://github.com/blacklanternsecurity/bbot/security/advisories/GHSA-h6m2-r6h9-4c44
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10283
- https://github.com/blacklanternsecurity/bbot/commit/0ede97fa887de33fcfd1378b4213a09c21dc6140
- https://blog.blacklanternsecurity.com/p/bbot-security-advisory-gitdumper
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h6m2-r6h9-4c44
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