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
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-PYTHON311GITPYTHON-19779632
  • published14 Sept 2026
  • disclosed8 Sept 2026

Introduced: 8 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-78679  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-73  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 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:15.5 relevant fixed versions and status.

GitPython before 3.1.59 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in TagReference.create() where a positional reference parameter bypasses the unsafe option guard. Attackers can supply a reference value like --file=<path> to read arbitrary files, with contents returned in the annotated tag message.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1