High
GitPython before 3.1.54 Arbitrary File Overwrite via diff
GitPython versions before 3.1.54 contain an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in the Diffable.diff method that fails to validate git options passed through kwargs. Attackers can supply the --output argument via the other parameter or output kwarg to write patch content to attacker-chosen file paths at process privilege level.
Announced Group revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2026-73624
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-2026-73624
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": "3.1.54",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "3.1.54",
"versionType": "semver"
}
],
"packageURL": "pkg:pypi/gitpython",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-73624
Source reference:
/cveMetadata/cveId
Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #12853 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date