CVE-2026-76222 — GitPython before 3.1.58 Path Traversal via .gitmodules Submodule Name
GitPython before 3.1.58 fails to validate submodule names from .gitmodules files, allowing attackers to create Git repositories at arbitrary filesystem paths outside the intende…
Published: 2026-08-19 · CVSS: 8.4 · CVSS 4.0
GitPython before 3.1.58 fails to validate submodule names from .gitmodules files, allowing attackers to create Git repositories at arbitrary filesystem paths outside the intended clone directory. Attackers can craft malicious repositories with traversal sequences in submodule names that GitPython processes during submodule initialization, creating attacker-controlled Git repositories at escaped filesystem locations.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7