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GitPython before 3.1.57 fails to guard git option forwarding in IndexFile.checkout() and TagReference.create(), allowing attackers to pass unsafe options via kwargs. Attackers can use --prefix to ove
GitPython before 3.1.57 fails to guard git option forwarding in IndexFile.checkout() and TagReference.create(), allowing attackers to pass unsafe options via kwargs. Attackers can use --prefix to overwrite arbitrary files with repository content or -F to read arbitrary files returned in-band.
Affected packages
- python-git
Exploit signal
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- No
- EPSS score
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- EPSS percentile
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Sources
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73620
- https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-3f7w-8rr8-f37f
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-arbitrary-file-overwrite-and-read
Structured record: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-73620
Recommended response stack
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