PT-2026-81154
CVE-2026-78679
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Published
2026-08-25
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Updated
2026-09-18
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CVSS 4.0
9.3
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
GitPython versions prior to 3.1.59
Description
An arbitrary file read issue exists in the
TagReference.create() function. A positional reference parameter allows the bypass of the unsafe option guard, enabling attackers to provide a reference value such as --file=<path> to read arbitrary files. The contents of the accessed files are then returned within the annotated tag message.Recommendations
Update GitPython to version 3.1.59 or later.
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