CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-73624
7.2 HIGH
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-08-13
- Last modified
- 2026-10-24
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.1 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-88
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• gitpython project gitpython (< 3.1.54)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command weakness
References
- https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-fjr4-x663-mwxc Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-arbitrary-file-overwrite-via-diff Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-fjr4-x663-mwxc Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory