VDB
CVE-2026-76217
CVE-2026-76217
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.1 HIGH
Reported by VulnCheck · Published August 19, 2026
GitPython versions before 3.1.58 fail to validate options passed to git rm and git checkout commands in IndexFile.remove() and Head.checkout(). Attackers can supply --pathspec-from-file and --pathspec-file-nul parameters to read arbitrary files accessible to the process, with full file contents returned in GitCommandError.stderr.
Risk Scores
CVSS 4.0
7.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| gitpython-developers | GitPython | 0, 3.1.58 |
| alpine | py3-gitpython | 0, 0, 0 |
| gitpython-developers | GitPython | 3.1.58, 0, 3.1.58 |
| chainguard | checkov | 0, 0, 0 |
| chainguard | awx | 0, 0, 0 |
| chainguard | mlflow | 0, 0, 0 |
| wolfi | mlflow | 0, 0, 0 |
| gitpython_project | gitpython | 0, 0, 0 |
| wolfi | checkov | 0, 0, 0 |
| chainguard | opal | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Aug 7, 2026 CVE Published
- Aug 20, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Aug 24, 2026 EPSS Score
- Aug 28, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2026 Security Advisory
- Sep 9, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 12, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 16, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 18, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 24, 2026 EPSS Score
- Sep 26, 2026 EPSS Score
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-hh9p-6wh2-4mfc) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: GitPython before 3.1.58 Arbitrary File Read via pathspec-from-file third-party-advisory