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CVE-2026-76222

🗓️ 19 Aug 2026 14:02:05Reported by MendType 
mend
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GitPython fails to validate submodule names from .gitmodules allowing arbitrary repository creation.

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
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alpinelinux
AlpineLinux		CVE-2026-76222
19 Aug 202614:02
–alpinelinux
bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC		The vulnerability of the sm_name() function in the src/GitPython/git/objects/submodule/util.py file of the Python library for interacting with Git repositories in GitPython, which allows a attacker to compromise the integrity and accessibility of protected information.
24 Aug 202600:00
–bdu_fstec
cgr
Chainguard		CVE-2026-76222 vulnerabilities
9 Sep 202620:54
–cgr
circl
Circl		CVE-2026-76222
8 Sep 202622:35
–circl
cve
CVE		CVE-2026-76222
19 Aug 202614:02
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist		CVE-2026-76222 GitPython before 3.1.58 Path Traversal via .gitmodules Submodule Name
19 Aug 202614:02
–cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE		CVE-2026-76222
19 Aug 202614:02
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD		EUVD-2026-62463
19 Aug 202614:02
–euvd
github
Github Security Blog		Duplicate Advisory: GitPython: Arbitrary Git Repository Creation Outside the Working Tree via Unvalidated .gitmodules Submodule Name in GitPython
19 Aug 202615:32
–github
github
Github Security Blog		GitPython: Arbitrary Git Repository Creation Outside the Working Tree via Unvalidated .gitmodules Submodule Name in GitPython
7 Aug 202615:45
–github
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gitpython_projectgitpythonRange0.1.7–3.1.58
gitpython_projectgitpythonRange1.0.1–3.1.58
SourceLink
githubwww.github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/76xxx/CVE-2026-76222.json
githubwww.github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.58
githubwww.github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython
githubwww.github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-hmq2-w58f-27jc
githubwww.github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/2202
githubwww.github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/gitpython/PYSEC-2026-3784.yaml
githubwww.github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/e4b8e7d026ca6abb4cf604f8e77093432ce23c06
nvdwww.nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76222
githubwww.github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/4299c990e1ca21896f9485277caf7bb0ae5b404c
vulncheckwww.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-path-traversal-via-gitmodules-submodule-name

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08 Oct 2026 00:08Current
7.6High risk
Vulners AI Score7.6
CVSS 3.18.2
CVSS 48.4
EPSS0.00422
SSVC
CWE-22CWE-73
GitPython.gitmodulessubmodule namesfilesystem traversalarbitrary repository creation
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