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Bare Repository

A Git repository with no working tree; the repository root is itself the Git directory containing objects, refs, config, and hooks. Hosting servers use bare repositories, so a file written to a path like hooks/ inside one lands in Git's control plane rather than in project files.

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Why Git Hooks Are a Server-Side Attack Surface

Git hooks are executable scripts that Git runs automatically. On a hosting server, that makes the hooks directory a code-execution primitive for anyone who can write to it.

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