CVE-2026-76217 — GitPython before 3.1.58 Arbitrary File Read via pathspec-from-file
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-f…
Published: 2026-08-19 · CVSS: 7.1 · CVSS 4.0
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 arbitrary files accessible to the process, with full file contents returned in GitCommandError.stderr.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7