External Control of File Name or Path Affecting checkov package, versions <3.3.9-r1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-WOLFILATEST-CHECKOV-19655488
  • published9 Sept 2026
  • disclosed19 Aug 2026

Introduced: 19 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-76217  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-73  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Wolfi checkov to version 3.3.9-r1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream checkov package and not the checkov package as distributed by Wolfi. See How to fix? for Wolfi relevant fixed versions and status.

GitPython versions before 3.1.58 fail to validate options passed to git rm and git checkout commands in IndexFile.remove() and Head.checkout(). Attackers can supply --pathspec-from-file and --pathspec-file-nul parameters to read arbitrary files accessible to the process, with full file contents returned in GitCommandError.stderr.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1