CVE-2026-76217 PUBLISHED

GitPython before 3.1.58 Arbitrary File Read via pathspec-from-file

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 19.08.2026 Published: 19.08.2026 Updated: 19.08.2026

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.

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 3.1.58 (excl.) Version 3.1.58 is unaffected

CVE-2026-76217 PUBLISHED

GitPython before 3.1.58 Arbitrary File Read via pathspec-from-file

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