CVE-2026-73620

Name
CVE-2026-73620
Description
GitPython before 3.1.57 fails to guard git option forwarding in IndexFile.checkout() and TagReference.create(), allowing attackers to pass unsafe options via kwargs. Attackers can use --prefix to overwrite arbitrary files with repository content or -F to read arbitrary files returned in-band.
NVD Severity
unknown
Other trackers
CVE, NVD, CERT, CVE Details, CIRCL, Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE (Bugzilla), SUSE (CVE), Mageia
Mailing lists
oss-security, full-disclosure, bugtraq
Exploits
Exploit DB, Metasploit
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
disclosure@vulncheck.com https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-3f7w-8rr8-f37f
disclosure@vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-arbitrary-file-overwrite-and-read

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
cpe:2.3:a:gitpython_project:gitpython:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* py3-gitpython >= None < 3.1.57

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
py3-gitpython edge-community 3.1.49-r0 Wen Heping <wenhepingalpine@sohu.com> possibly vulnerable
py3-gitpython edge-community 3.1.46-r1 Wen Heping <wenhepingalpine@sohu.com> possibly vulnerable
py3-gitpython edge-community 3.1.46-r0 Wen Heping <wenhepingalpine@sohu.com> possibly vulnerable
py3-gitpython edge-community 3.1.44-r0 None possibly vulnerable
py3-gitpython edge-community 3.1.43-r1 Bart Ribbers <bribbers@disroot.org> possibly vulnerable
py3-gitpython edge-community 3.1.37-r0 Bart Ribbers <bribbers@disroot.org> possibly vulnerable
py3-gitpython edge-community 3.1.35-r0 Bart Ribbers <bribbers@disroot.org> possibly vulnerable
py3-gitpython 3.24-community 3.1.49-r0 Wen Heping <wenhepingalpine@sohu.com> possibly vulnerable