{"id":"CVE-2026-76217","title":"GitPython before 3.1.58 Arbitrary File Read via pathspec-from-file","summary":"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 arbitrar…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-73","CWE-200"],"vendor":"gitpython-developers","product":"GitPython","affected":["GitPython < 3.1.58"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"poc","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-08-25T01:55:55.427917Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"published":"2026-08-19","updated":"2026-10-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-08T15:25:00.070Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76217","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-hh9p-6wh2-4mfc","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-hh9p-6wh2-4mfc)"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-arbitrary-file-read-via-pathspec-from-file","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: GitPython before 3.1.58 Arbitrary File Read via pathspec-from-file"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76217"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/2204"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/f2550b65bf60ca087190981e2c7b6865e201f40c"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython"},{"url":"https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.58"},{"url":"https://pypi.org/project/gitpython"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hh9p-6wh2-4mfc"}],"tags":["cve.org","exploit-available","osv","pip","ghsa"],"epss":0.00412,"epssPercentile":0.35259,"aliases":["GHSA-hh9p-6wh2-4mfc","PYSEC-2026-3841"],"ecosystem":"pip","patched":["gitpython 3.1.58"],"ingestedAt":"2026-08-20T19:23:06.167Z","slug":"CVE-2026-76217","body":"## Overview\n\nGitPython 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `GitPython < 3.1.58`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Package advisory (CVE-2026-76217)\n\nAffected packages:\n\n- `gitpython < 3.1.58`\n\nPatched in:\n\n- `gitpython 3.1.58`\n\nSource: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-hh9p-6wh2-4mfc","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":218198,"id":"CVE-2026-76217","ts":1791478555251,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"}]}