External Control of File Name or Path Affecting gitpython package, versions [,3.1.57)
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- published4 Aug 2026
- disclosed3 Aug 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 3 Aug 2026
New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-22 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade GitPython to version 3.1.57 or higher.
Overview
GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to External Control of File Name or Path via the forwarding of unguarded options in the checkout and create functions. An attacker can overwrite arbitrary files or read arbitrary files by supplying crafted arguments to these functions, which are then passed directly to underlying git commands without proper validation.