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...

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...