CVE-2026-73620

{
  "id": "CVE-2026-73620",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-08-13T12:17:27.057",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-24T15:10:00.190",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "GitPython anterior a la 3.1.57 no resguarda el reenvío de opciones de git en IndexFile.checkout() y TagReference.create(), permitiendo a los atacantes pasar opciones inseguras a través de kwargs. Los atacantes pueden usar --prefix para sobrescribir archivos arbitrarios con contenido del repositorio o -F para leer archivos arbitrarios devueltos en banda."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
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          "product": "GitPython",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "packageURL": "pkg:pypi/GitPython",
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              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "3.1.57",
              "versionType": "semver",
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            },
            {
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            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-3f7w-8rr8-f37f",
      "source": "[email protected]",
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        "Exploit",
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      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-arbitrary-file-overwrite-and-read",
      "source": "[email protected]",
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    }
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}