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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.5

CVE-2026-73619 json

GitPython before 3.1.57 Arbitrary File Read via Repo.archive()

published 2026-08-03 3 mo ago modified 2026-10-24 15 d ago also GHSA-539m-9xh6-q6rr , PYSEC-2026-3948 , EUVD-2026-57823

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 35%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

GitPython before 3.1.57 contains an incomplete denylist in the unsafe_git_archive_options guard that omits --add-file and --add-virtual-file options. Attackers can supply these options to Repo.archive() to read arbitrary files from the filesystem and include them in the returned archive.

Patch / fix

  • pypi gitpython 3.1.57
  • gitpython-developers GitPython 3.1.57
  • python-git Debian 12 3.1.30-1+deb12u3
  • python-git Debian 13 3.1.44-1+deb13u1
  • python-git Debian 14 3.1.61-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73619

  • python-GitPython SLES for SAP 15 SP6, SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES for SAP 15 SP4 +8 more 3.1.34.1693646983.2a2ae77-150400.9.8.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:4072-1

  • python-GitPython openSUSE Leap 16.0 3.1.44-160000.4.1
  • python-GitPython openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.1.59-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21874-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11566-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-73619 updated cvss 6.5

gitpython: GitPython: Arbitrary file read vulnerability via `Repo.archive()`

  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 python3x-gitpython 3.1.40-1.el8ap, python3.11-gitpython 3.1.41-1.el9ap, python3.12-gitpython 3.1.41-2.el9ap, automation-controller 4.6.31-1.el9ap, ansible-automation-platform-26/hub-rhel9, ansible-automation-platform-27/hub-rhel9, +4 more
    affected: no fix available, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 rhelai3/bootc-cuda-rhel9, rhelai3/bootc-rocm-rhel9, rhelai3/bootc-gaudi-rhel9, rhelai3/disk-image-cuda-rhel9
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) rhoai/odh-mlflow-rhel9, rhoai/odh-feature-server-rhel9, rhoai/odh-th-torch-cpu-py312-rhel9, rhoai/odh-th-torch-cuda-py312-rhel9, rhoai/odh-th-torch-rocm-py312-rhel9, rhoai/odh-th06-cpu-torch210-py312-rhel9, +20 more
    affected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) GitPython 1.0.1-5.el7ost
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Satellite 6 satellite/iop-vmaas-rhel9, python-gitpython 3.1.40-3.el8pc, satellite/iop-vulnerability-engine-rhel9
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Exploit Intelligence exploit-intelligence/vulnerability-analysis-rhel9
    under investigation
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 python-pyyaml 6.0.1-1.el8pc, python-gitpython 3.2.1-1.el8pc, python3.11-pyyaml 6.0.1-1.el8pc, python3.11-gitpython 3.2.1-1.el8pc Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 python-pyyaml 6.0.1-1.el9pc, python-gitpython 3.2.1-1.el9pc, python3.11-pyyaml 6.0.1-1.el9pc, python3.11-gitpython 3.2.1-1.el9pc
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:95655
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 python-gitpython 3.2.1-1.el9pc, python3.11-gitpython 3.2.1-1.el9pc
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:95656
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  • Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9 python3.12-gitpython 3.2.1-1.el9pc
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:95657
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9 python3.12-gitpython 3.2.1-1.el9pc
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:92861
  • Red Hat Pen Drive Powered by Red Hat Lightspeed pen-drive/pen-drive-scanner-rhel9
    not affected: component not present
  • Red Hat AI Inference Server rhaiis/vllm-cpu-rhel9, rhaiis/vllm-tpu-rhel9 Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 python-gitpython 3.1.40-1.el9ap, ansible-automation-platform-24/hub-rhel8, ansible-automation-platform-25/hub-rhel8
    not affected: vulnerable code not present
  • Red Hat Hardened Images rust 1.97.1-2.hum1, llvm 22.1.8-4.1.hum1, llvm21 21.1.8-8.hum1, swift-lang 6.3.3-0.1.1.hum1 Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) rhoai/odh-th06-cpu-torch291-py312-rhel9, rhoai/odh-th06-cuda130-torch291-py312-rhel9, rhoai/odh-trustyai-nemo-guardrails-server-rhel9
    not affected: component not present
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 python3-GitPython Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 python3-GitPython, GitPython 1.0.1-5.el7ost
    not affected: vulnerable code not in execute path
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 python-nh3 0.3.0-2.el8pc, python-brotli 1.2.1-1.el8pc, python-django 4.2.30-2.el8pc, python-pillow 13.0.0-1.el8pc, python-urllib3 2.8.0-1.el8pc, python3.11-nh3 0.3.0-2.el8pc, +10 more Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 python-nh3 0.3.0-2.el9pc, python-brotli 1.2.1-1.el9pc, python-django 4.2.30-2.el9pc, python-pillow 13.0.0-1.el9pc, python-urllib3 2.8.0-1.el9pc, python3.11-nh3 0.3.0-2.el9pc, +10 more Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 python-brotli 1.2.1-1.el9pc, python-django 4.2.30-2.el9pc, python-pillow 13.0.0-1.el9pc, python-urllib3 2.8.0-1.el9pc, openvox-agent 8.32.0-1.el9sat, openvox-server 8.18.0-1.el9sat, +6 more Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9 openvox-agent 8.32.0-1.el9sat, openvox-server 8.18.0-1.el9sat, python3.12-brotli 1.2.1-1.el9pc, python3.12-django 4.2.30-3.el9pc, python3.12-pillow 13.0.0-1.el9pc, python3.12-urllib3 2.8.0-1.el9pc, +2 more Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9 openvox-agent 8.31.1-1.el9sat, openvox-server 8.17.0-1.el9sat, python3.12-brotli 1.2.1-1.el9pc, python3.12-django 4.2.30-3.el9pc, python3.12-pillow 13.0.0-1.el9pc, python3.12-urllib3 2.8.0-1.el9pc, +2 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-539m-9xh6-q6rr referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 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
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA 4.0 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
GitHub 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi gitpython
<3.1.57
3.1.57

Affected products

  • gitpython-developers GitPython

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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