External Control of File Name or Path Affecting gitpython package, versions [,3.1.58)
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- published8 Aug 2026
- disclosed7 Aug 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 7 Aug 2026
New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-73 (opens in a new tab)Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Upgrade GitPython to version 3.1.58 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 in the remove and checkout functions. An attacker can access the contents of arbitrary files by supplying crafted arguments to these functions, causing the entire file contents to be returned in error messages.