External Control of File Name or Path Affecting python-git package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-PYTHONGIT-19256982
  • published25 Aug 2026
  • disclosed25 Aug 2026

Introduced: 25 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-78679  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-73  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:13 python-git.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-git package and not the python-git package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

GitPython before 3.1.59 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in TagReference.create() where a positional reference parameter bypasses the unsafe option guard. Attackers can supply a reference value like --file=<path> to read arbitrary files, with contents returned in the annotated tag message.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1