CVE-2026-73624

HIGH

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CVSS

8.1

CVSS v3.1

EPSS

N/A

Exploit Prediction Score

Published

August 13, 2026

Exploitability

No EPSS data available

Description

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.

Weaknesses

CWE-88

Affected Packages

No package data available.

Aliases

CVE-2026-73624

Related references

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https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-fjr4-x663-mwxc
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-arbitrary-file-overwrite-via-diff