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The node reset a fixed list of command-bearing configuration keys before each operation, but that list did not cover the content-filter and merge-driver key families. A repository with local configuration setting one of those keys together with a matching attribute pattern causes git to execute the configured command during an ordinary Add, Commit, Checkout, or Pull operation. 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A repository with local configuration may cause git to execute a configured command. The command runs as the n8n process user.","model":"@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast","generatedAt":"2026-10-30T09:26:29.961Z","sources":[{"name":"CVE","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85168"}]}}