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CVE-2026-78675

GitPython

Description

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 8.4EPSS 0.122%Risk 0.85
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Published
2026-08-25 02:16:51
Affected versions
<3.1.59
Type
Library
Last modified
2026-08-25 13:19:31
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H