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GitSpawn: Untrusted repos can execute code via AI coding agents

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Researchers discovered that several AI coding agents execute git commands that can run arbitrary code from a repository's configuration without user approval, posing security risks when using untrusted repos. This vulnerability arises because git commands refresh their index using repository-specific settings like core.fsmonitor, which can specify executable commands.

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