CVE-2026-73619 PUBLISHED

GitPython before 3.1.57 Arbitrary File Read via Repo.archive()

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 13.08.2026 Published: 13.08.2026 Updated: 13.08.2026

GitPython before 3.1.57 contains an incomplete denylist in the unsafe_git_archive_options guard that omits --add-file and --add-virtual-file options. Attackers can supply these options to Repo.archive() to read arbitrary files from the filesystem and include them in the returned archive.

CVSS Vector: 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
CVSS Score: 7.1

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	High	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	None	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	None	Availability	None
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 6.5

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	Low	Integrity Impact	None
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	gitpython-developers
Product	GitPython
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 3.1.57 (excl.) Version 3.1.57 is unaffected

CVE-2026-73619 PUBLISHED

GitPython before 3.1.57 Arbitrary File Read via Repo.archive()

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