gitpython: GitPython: Arbitrary file overwrite and read via unsafe git option forwarding

A flaw was found in GitPython. This vulnerability arises from insufficient guarding of git option forwarding within the IndexFile.checkout and TagReference.create functions. An authenticated attacker can exploit this by passing unsafe options through keyword arguments, leading to the ability to...

gitpython: GitPython: Arbitrary file overwrite and read via unsafe git option forwarding

A flaw was found in GitPython. This vulnerability arises from insufficient guarding of git option forwarding within the IndexFile.checkout and TagReference.create functions. An authenticated attacker can exploit this by passing unsafe options through keyword arguments, leading to the ability to...

ROS-20260902-73-0018

The vulnerability of the functions IndexFile.checkout and TagReference.create in the GitPython library for interacting with git repositories is related to an incorrect path name limitation when processing the kwargs parameter. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to gain...

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73620

GitPython before 3.1.57 fails to guard git option forwarding in IndexFile.checkout and TagReference.create, allowing attackers to pass unsafe options via kwargs. Attackers can use --prefix to overwrite arbitrary files with repository content or -F to read arbitrary files returned in-band...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-73620

GitPython before 3.1.57 fails to guard git option forwarding in IndexFile.checkout and TagReference.create, allowing attackers to pass unsafe options via kwargs. Attackers can use --prefix to overwrite arbitrary files with repository content or -F to read arbitrary files returned in-band...

CVE-2026-73620 GitPython before 3.1.57 Arbitrary File Overwrite and Read

GitPython before 3.1.57 fails to guard git option forwarding in IndexFile.checkout and TagReference.create, allowing attackers to pass unsafe options via kwargs. Attackers can use --prefix to overwrite arbitrary files with repository content or -F to read arbitrary files returned in-band...

CVE-2026-73620

GitPython 3.x has a vulnerability in which GitPython before 3.1.57 fails to guard git option forwarding in IndexFile.checkout() and TagReference.create(), allowing attackers to pass unsafe options via kwargs. This can enable --prefix to overwrite arbitrary files with repository content and -F to ...

CVE-2026-73620

GitPython before 3.1.57 fails to guard git option forwarding in IndexFile.checkout and TagReference.create, allowing attackers to pass unsafe options via kwargs. Attackers can use --prefix to overwrite arbitrary files with repository content or -F to read arbitrary files returned in-band...

CVE-2026-73620: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

GitPython before 3.1.57 fails to guard git option forwarding in IndexFile.checkout and TagReference.create, allowing attackers to pass unsafe options via kwargs. Attackers can use --prefix to overwrite arbitrary files with repository content or -F to read arbitrary files returned in-band...