The vulnerabilities of the IndexFile.from_tree, IndexFile.reset, and IndexFile.merge_tree methods in the Python library for interacting with git repositories, GitPython, allow a malicious actor to rewrite any files they choose.
🗓️ 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by FSTEC of Russia — Information Security Threat DatabaseType 
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CVE-2026-76219 | 19 Aug 202615:14 | – | circl |
 | CVE-2026-76219 | 19 Aug 202614:02 | – | cve |
 | CVE-2026-76219 GitPython before 3.1.58 Arbitrary File Overwrite via read-tree | 19 Aug 202614:02 | – | cvelist |
 | CVE-2026-76219 | 19 Aug 202614:02 | – | debiancve |
 | EUVD-2026-62460 | 19 Aug 202614:02 | – | euvd |
 | CVE-2026-76219 | 19 Aug 202614:17 | – | nvd |
 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-76219 | 19 Aug 202614:17 | – | osv |
| GHSA-4GMW-GG2M-W46P GitPython: Unguarded git read-tree option forwarding in IndexFile.from_tree/reset/merge_tree enables arbitrary file overwrite | 7 Aug 202615:33 | – | osv |
| OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11566-1 python313-GitPython-3.1.59-2.1 on GA media | 21 Aug 202600:00 | – | osv |
| UBUNTU-CVE-2026-76219 | 20 Aug 202600:00 | – | osv |
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24 Aug 2026 00:00Current
5.4Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.4
CVSS 38.1
CVSS 28.5
EPSS0.00277