Arbitrary Argument Injection Affecting gitpython package, versions [,3.1.58)
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- published8 Aug 2026
- disclosed7 Aug 2026
- creditmanus-use, bhaswanthc
Introduced: 7 Aug 2026
New CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-88 (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 Arbitrary Argument Injection via the from_tree, reset, or merge_tree process. An attacker can overwrite or destroy arbitrary files with a valid git-index blob by injecting malicious arguments into the positional parameters, leading to file corruption or loss at attacker-controlled writable locations.