CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-76222

8.4 HIGH Published 2026-08-19 Modified 2026-09-02 Official page ↗
Status
Analyzed
Published
2026-08-19
Last modified
2026-09-02
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
8.4 HIGH — CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:H/SA:L/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])
8.2 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L
Weaknesses
CWE-22

Description

GitPython before 3.1.58 fails to validate submodule names from .gitmodules files, allowing attackers to create Git repositories at arbitrary filesystem paths outside the intended clone directory. Attackers can craft malicious repositories with traversal sequences in submodule names that GitPython processes during submodule initialization, creating attacker-controlled Git repositories at escaped filesystem locations.

Affected configurations

• gitpython project gitpython (< 3.1.58)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness

References