CVE-2026-73620

High

Open

TLP:CLEAR

GitPython before 3.1.57 Arbitrary File Overwrite and Read

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Description

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.

Details

CVSS Score: 7.2
CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Confidence: 90%
Published: Aug 13, 2026
Last Modified: Aug 13, 2026

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