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CVE-2026-73620Disclosure(gitpython_project / gitpython)

LOWCVSS 7.2 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

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.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Exploit / PoC references
Vendor / third-party advisories
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-22

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • gitpython

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
gitpython_project
Products
gitpython

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-08-13: 1Technical Details · 2026-08-13: 108-13
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • ThreatAft@ThreatAft
    Disclosure

    🚨 GitPython Mass Disclosure — 7 CVEs, CVSS 8.8 PEAK CVE-2026-73625 (8.8): check_unsafe_options bypass RCE CVE-2026-73620 (8.1): Unsafe option forwarding (checkout) → https://threataft.com/articles/gitpython-mass-disclosure-7-cves #cybersecurity #infosec #GitPython #Python #CICD #SupplyChain` #ThreatIntel

    Post summary

    The tweet announces a mass disclosure of seven GitPython CVEs with CVSS scores up to 8.8, mentioning specific vulnerability behavior (RCE via check_unsafe_options and unsafe option forwarding) but provides no proof of exploitation, tools, or patches.

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