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GitPython before 3.1.59 Arbitrary File Read via Repo.blame()

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

GitPython versions before 3.1.59 contain an incomplete denylist in the unsafe_git_revision_options guard that omits --contents and -S options, allowing attackers to read arbitrary files by passing these options to Repo.blame(). Attackers can supply revision values like --contents=/etc/passwd to leak file contents through the blame result returned to the caller.

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CVE-2026-78678

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-78678

GitPython

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

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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-2026-78678

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Publisher severity

high

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
#12889 · Revision 1
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