diff --git a/poetry/core/vcs/git.py b/poetry/core/vcs/git.py
index e1b7a8711..dda509236 100644
--- a/poetry/core/vcs/git.py
+++ b/poetry/core/vcs/git.py
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@
 ]
 
 
+class GitError(RuntimeError):
+
+    pass
+
+
 class ParsedUrl:
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -209,7 +214,9 @@ def config(self):  # type: () -> GitConfig
         return self._config
 
     def clone(self, repository, dest):  # type: (str, Path) -> str
-        return self.run("clone", "--recurse-submodules", repository, str(dest))
+        self._check_parameter(repository)
+
+        return self.run("clone", "--recurse-submodules", "--", repository, str(dest))
 
     def checkout(self, rev, folder=None):  # type: (str, Optional[Path]) -> str
         args = []
@@ -224,6 +231,8 @@ def checkout(self, rev, folder=None):  # type: (str, Optional[Path]) -> str
                 folder.as_posix(),
             ]
 
+        self._check_parameter(rev)
+
         args += ["checkout", rev]
 
         return self.run(*args)
@@ -241,6 +250,8 @@ def rev_parse(self, rev, folder=None):  # type: (str, Optional[Path]) -> str
                 folder.as_posix(),
             ]
 
+        self._check_parameter(rev)
+
         # We need "^0" (an alternative to "^{commit}") to ensure that the
         # commit SHA of the commit the tag points to is returned, even in
         # the case of annotated tags.
@@ -301,3 +312,10 @@ def run(self, *args, **kwargs):  # type: (*Any, **Any) -> str
         return decode(
             subprocess.check_output(["git"] + list(args), stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
         ).strip()
+
+    def _check_parameter(self, parameter):  # type: (str) -> None
+        """
+        Checks a git parameter to avoid unwanted code execution.
+        """
+        if parameter.strip().startswith("-"):
+            raise GitError("Invalid Git parameter: {}".format(parameter))
diff --git a/tests/vcs/test_vcs.py b/tests/vcs/test_vcs.py
index c2f888fbd..1a5e39624 100644
--- a/tests/vcs/test_vcs.py
+++ b/tests/vcs/test_vcs.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import pytest
 
+from poetry.core.utils._compat import Path
 from poetry.core.vcs.git import Git
+from poetry.core.vcs.git import GitError
 from poetry.core.vcs.git import GitUrl
 from poetry.core.vcs.git import ParsedUrl
 
@@ -259,3 +261,18 @@ def test_parse_url_should_fail():
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         ParsedUrl.parse(url)
+
+
+def test_git_clone_raises_error_on_invalid_repository():
+    with pytest.raises(GitError):
+        Git().clone("-u./payload", Path("foo"))
+
+
+def test_git_checkout_raises_error_on_invalid_repository():
+    with pytest.raises(GitError):
+        Git().checkout("-u./payload")
+
+
+def test_git_rev_parse_raises_error_on_invalid_repository():
+    with pytest.raises(GitError):
+        Git().rev_parse("-u./payload")