Path traversal in GitPython - CVE-2026-78677

Vulnerability identifier: #VU145794

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-78677

CWE-ID: CWE-22

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to create an arbitrary git directory outside the intended destination.

The vulnerability exists due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory in Repo.clone_from()/Repo.clone() option handling when forwarding a caller-controlled separate_git_dir argument to git clone. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted separate_git_dir path to create an arbitrary git directory outside the intended destination.

Exploitation requires a host application to pass attacker-influenced clone options to the API without rejecting the separate_git_dir argument.

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

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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-8mcc-hrx5-hvxc

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