Arbitrary Argument Injection Affecting gitpython package, versions [,3.1.56)
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- published4 Aug 2026
- disclosed3 Aug 2026
- creditmanus-use Jace
Introduced: 3 Aug 2026
CVE-2026-73621 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade GitPython to version 3.1.56 or higher.
Overview
GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Argument Injection via the Commit.count function. An attacker can cause arbitrary files to be truncated to zero bytes by injecting the output argument, leading to loss of data integrity and availability.