External Control of File Name or Path in GitPython - CVE-2026-78675

Vulnerability identifier: #VU145792

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-78675

CWE-ID: CWE-73

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information from arbitrary local files.

The vulnerability exists due to external control of file name or path in SubmoduleConfigParser and GitConfigParser when parsing an untrusted .gitmodules file containing an [include] directive. A remote attacker can supply a crafted repository whose .gitmodules references a readable local file to disclose sensitive information from arbitrary local files.

The disclosure occurs through an uncaught parsing exception that embeds the first line of the referenced file in the error message during submodule enumeration.

GitPython
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Python 3 Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
python311-GitPython
python-GitPython
python-GitPython-help
python3-GitPython

Install security update from vendor's website.

GitPython - update to 3.1.59
python311-GitPython - update to 3.1.34.1693646983.2a2ae77-150400.9.8.1
python-GitPython - update to 3.1.59-1
python-GitPython-help - update to 3.1.59-1
python3-GitPython - update to 3.1.59-1

• https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-7833-fr7j-v32q

• Multiple vulnerabilities in GitPython
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP3 update for python-GitPython
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for python-GitPython
• SUSE update for python-GitPython