High
GitPython before 3.1.57 Arbitrary File Overwrite and Read
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.
Announced Group revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2026-73620
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-2026-73620
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": "3.1.57",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "3.1.57",
"versionType": "semver"
}
],
"packageURL": "pkg:pypi/gitpython",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-73620
Source reference:
/cveMetadata/cveId
Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #12849 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date