{"id":"CVE-2026-73624","title":"GitPython versions before 3.1.54 contain an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in the Diffable.diff method that fails to validate git options passed through kwargs","summary":"GitPython versions before 3.1.54 contain an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in the Diffable.diff method that fails to validate git options passed through kwargs. Attackers can supply the --output argument via the other parameter o…","severity":"high","cvss":8.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-88"],"vendor":"gitpython_project","product":"gitpython","affected":["gitpython < 3.1.54"],"patched":["gitpython 3.1.54"],"published":"2026-08-13","updated":"2026-09-28","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-28T18:42:29.810","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73624","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-fjr4-x663-mwxc","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-arbitrary-file-overwrite-via-diff","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-fjr4-x663-mwxc","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-73624.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-73624"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2515243"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73624"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73624"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63385"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65126"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/2180"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/1d51b891d7f236044a6aa17498ec682b63dad6e6"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.54"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67279"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68764"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68771"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68780"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68776"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71210"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71179"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74506"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74505"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:84734"}],"tags":["nvd","csaf","vex","red-hat","osv","pip","cve.org","exploit-available"],"aliases":["GHSA-fjr4-x663-mwxc","PYSEC-2026-3995"],"ecosystem":"pip","ingestedAt":"2026-08-14T19:18:45.515Z","epss":0.00553,"epssPercentile":0.45974,"exploitAvailable":true,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"poc","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-08-13T15:04:50.912129Z"},"slug":"CVE-2026-73624","body":"## Overview\n\nGitPython versions before 3.1.54 contain an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in the Diffable.diff method that fails to validate git options passed through kwargs. Attackers can supply the --output argument via the other parameter or output kwarg to write patch content to attacker-chosen file paths at process privilege level.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `gitpython < 3.1.54`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `gitpython 3.1.54`\n\n## Package advisory (CVE-2026-73624)\n\nAffected packages:\n\n- `gitpython < 3.1.54`\n\nPatched in:\n\n- `gitpython 3.1.54`\n\nSource: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-fjr4-x663-mwxc\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **RHSA-2026:63385** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9 · released 2026-09-03 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:63385)\n- **RHSA-2026:65126** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 · released 2026-09-08 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65126)\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Exploit Intelligence, Red Hat AI Inference Server, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3, Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI), Red Hat Satellite 6 · no fix planned: Red Hat AI Inference Server, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3, Exploit Intelligence, … · updated 2026-10-19 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-73624.json)\n- **RHSA-2026:67279** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.7 · released 2026-09-14 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67279)\n- **RHSA-2026:68764** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Satellite 6.18 · released 2026-09-17 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68764)\n- **RHSA-2026:68771** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Satellite 6.18 · released 2026-09-17 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68771)\n- **RHSA-2026:68780** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Satellite 6.19 · released 2026-09-17 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68780)\n- **RHSA-2026:68776** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Satellite 6.19 · released 2026-09-17 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68776)\n- **RHSA-2026:71210** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 · released 2026-09-23 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71210)\n- **RHSA-2026:71179** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 · released 2026-09-23 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71179)\n- **RHSA-2026:74506** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 · released 2026-10-01 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74506)\n- **RHSA-2026:74505** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 · released 2026-10-01 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74505)\n- **RHSA-2026:84734** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 · released 2026-10-19 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:84734)","depth":"midnight","depthScore":57,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":44.6,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":218199,"id":"CVE-2026-73624","ts":1791478556010,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"}]}