External Control of File Name or Path Affecting python-git package, versions <3.1.61-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-PYTHONGIT-19256997
  • published25 Aug 2026
  • disclosed25 Aug 2026

Introduced: 25 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-78675  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-73  (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 3.1.59 fails to disable merge_includes when parsing .gitmodules, allowing attackers to disclose local file content by including arbitrary file paths via [include] directives. Attackers can craft a malicious .gitmodules file with include directives pointing to sensitive files; when repo.submodules is accessed, GitConfigParser raises MissingSectionHeaderError embedding the target file's first line verbatim in the exception message.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1