External Control of File Name or Path Affecting python311-GitPython package, versions <3.1.34.1693646983.2a2ae77-150400.9.8.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES154-PYTHON311GITPYTHON-19779630
  • published14 Sept 2026
  • disclosed8 Sept 2026

Introduced: 8 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-78675  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-73  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.4 python311-GitPython to version 3.1.34.1693646983.2a2ae77-150400.9.8.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python311-GitPython package and not the python311-GitPython package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.4 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