CVE-2026-73621 PUBLISHED

GitPython before 3.1.56 Arbitrary File Truncation via Commit.count

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

GitPython before 3.1.56 contains an argument injection vulnerability in the Commit.count() method, which forwards keyword arguments to 'git rev-list' without the check_unsafe_options guard present in the sibling iter_items method. An attacker who can control options passed to Commit.count (e.g., via an application that forwards a user-supplied options dict) can supply output=<path>, causing 'git rev-list --output=<path>' to open and truncate the target file to zero bytes before revision parsing. This allows destruction/blanking of an arbitrary file at the process's privilege level (no content control, 0-byte truncation).

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 5.3

Product Status

Vendor gitpython-developers
Product GitPython
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 3.1.56 (excl.)
  • Version 3.1.56 is unaffected

Credits

  • manus-use reporter

References

Problem Types

  • Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection') CWE