The vulnerability of the Repo.clone_from() and Repo.clone() functions in the git/repo/base.py module of the Python library for interacting with Git repositories in GitPython allows a malicious actor to write arbitrary files.
🗓️ 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by FSTEC of Russia — Information Security Threat DatabaseType 
bdu_fstec🔗 bdu.fstec.ru👁 13 Views
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CVE-2026-78677 | 25 Aug 202601:30 | – | alpinelinux |
 | CVE-2026-78677 vulnerabilities | 16 Sep 202602:54 | – | cgr |
 | CVE-2026-78677 | 8 Sep 202620:35 | – | circl |
 | CVE-2026-78677 | 25 Aug 202601:30 | – | cve |
 | CVE-2026-78677 GitPython before 3.1.59 Path Traversal via separate-git-dir | 25 Aug 202601:30 | – | cvelist |
 | CVE-2026-78677 | 25 Aug 202601:30 | – | debiancve |
 | EUVD-2026-65223 | 8 Sep 202618:41 | – | euvd |
 | Duplicate Advisory: clone_from()/clone() omit --separate-git-dir from unsafe_git_clone_options, enabling arbitrary git-directory creation outside the destination | 25 Aug 202603:32 | – | github |
| GitPython: clone_from()/clone() omit --separate-git-dir from unsafe_git_clone_options, enabling arbitrary git-directory creation outside the destination | 8 Sep 202618:41 | – | github |
 | CVE-2026-78677 | 25 Aug 202602:16 | – | nvd |
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21 Sep 2026 00:00Current
6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6
CVSS 37.5
CVSS 27.8
EPSS0.0043