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CVE-2026-73620

GitPython

Description

GitPython before 3.1.57 fails to guard git option forwarding in IndexFile.checkout() and TagReference.create(), allowing attackers to pass unsafe options via kwargs. Attackers can use --prefix to overwrite arbitrary files with repository content or -F to read arbitrary files returned in-band.

CVSS 8.1EPSS 0.331%Risk 0.83
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Published
2026-08-13 12:17:27
Affected versions
<3.1.57
Type
Library
Last modified
2026-08-13 15:20:20
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H