--- 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' --- ## Overview 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 or output kwarg to write patch content to attacker-chosen file paths at process privilege level. ## Affected - `gitpython < 3.1.54` ## Remediation Upgrade past the affected range: - `gitpython 3.1.54` ## Package advisory (CVE-2026-73624) Affected packages: - `gitpython < 3.1.54` Patched in: - `gitpython 3.1.54` Source: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-fjr4-x663-mwxc ## Vendor advisories - **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) - **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) - **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) - **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) - **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) - **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) - **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) - **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) - **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) - **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) - **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) - **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) - **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)