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.
Published: 2026-08-13
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gitpython-developers
Gitpython-developers gitpython
Vendors & Products Gitpython-developers
Gitpython-developers gitpython

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title GitPython before 3.1.57 Arbitrary File Overwrite and Read
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Gitpython-developers Gitpython
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-13T15:01:15.162Z

Reserved: 2026-08-13T11:16:27.835Z

Link: CVE-2026-73620

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T15:01:11.108Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-13T12:17:27.057

Modified: 2026-08-13T15:20:20.690

Link: CVE-2026-73620

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T13:15:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-22

    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')