CVE-2026-78679

GitPython before 3.1.59 Arbitrary File Read via TagReference.create

En bref

Sévérité: HIGH 7.1
EPSS: EPSS 0.32 % · centile 24 (2026-10-27)
État: PUBLISHED
Publiée: 2026-08-25
Mise à jour: 2026-10-08
Attribuée par: VulnCheck
Statut NVD: Awaiting Analysis

Description

GitPython before 3.1.59 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in TagReference.create() where a positional reference parameter bypasses the unsafe option guard. Attackers can supply a reference value like --file=<path> to read arbitrary files, with contents returned in the annotated tag message.

Scores

Version	Score	Vecteur	Évalué par
CVSS 4.0	HIGH 7.1	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N	VulnCheck
CVSS 3.1	MEDIUM 6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	VulnCheck
CVSS 4.0	HIGH 7.1	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X	NVD · disclosure@vulncheck.com (Secondary)
CVSS 3.1	MEDIUM 6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	NVD · disclosure@vulncheck.com (Secondary)

Faiblesses (CWE)

CWE-73

Avis

GHSA-3wxw-xv34-2frg — GitPython: TagReference.create positional reference bypasses kwargs-only --file guard, enabling arbitrary file read (incomplete fix of 3af0c251)
PYSEC-2026-3837 — GitPython: TagReference.create positional reference bypasses kwargs-only --file guard, enabling arbitrary file read (incomplete fix of 3af0c251)

Références européennes

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-65225
GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-78679

Avis du CERT-FR

CERTFR-2026-AVI-1336 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr

Produits affectés

Produit	Versions
gitpython-developers · GitPython	affected 0 < 3.1.59 ; unaffected 3.1.59

Références

Sources

Source	Licence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)	CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)	FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVD	ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
CERT-FR (ANSSI)	Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds	Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD