Directory Traversal Affecting python-git package, versions <3.1.61-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.33% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-PYTHONGIT-18783361
  • published14 Aug 2026
  • disclosed13 Aug 2026

Introduced: 13 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-73620  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable python-git to version 3.1.61-1 or higher.

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:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Base Scores

version 3.1