GitPython before 3.1.59 Path Traversal via separate-git-dir
GitPython before 3.1.59 omits --separate-git-dir from unsafe_git_clone_options, allowing attackers to create arbitrary git directories outside the intended clone destination. Attackers can pass a separate_git_dir parameter to Repo.clone_from() or Repo.clone() to redirect repository metadata to an attacker-controlled filesystem path, enabling arbitrary directory creation and potential hook execution.
CVE-2026-78677
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-78677
GitPython
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"vendor": "gitpython-developers",
"product": "GitPython",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "3.1.59",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "3.1.59",
"versionType": "semver"
}
],
"packageURL": "pkg:pypi/gitpython",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-78677
Source reference:
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Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #12888 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date