VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-73620
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.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 4.0
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- gitpython project/gitpython
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
References
- https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-3f7w-8rr8-f37fExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-arbitrary-file-overwrite-and-readThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.