External Control of File Name or Path

Overview GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to External Control of File Name or Path via the TagReference.create function in git/refs/tag.py. An attacker can read local files by supplying a positional reference val...

GHSA-6RJ2-96F5-CHJ9 Duplicate Advisory: GitPython: TagReference.create positional reference bypasses kwargs-only --file guard, enabling arbitrary file read (incomplete fix of 3af0c251)

Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-3wxw-xv34-2frg. This link is maintained to preserve external references. Original Description GitPython before 3.1.59 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in TagReference.create where a positional...

CVE-2026-78679 GitPython before 3.1.59 Arbitrary File Read via TagReference.create

GitPython before 3.1.59 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in TagReference.create where a positional reference parameter bypasses the unsafe option guard. Attackers can supply a reference value like --file= to read arbitrary files, with contents returned in the annotated tag message...

CVE-2026-78679

GitPython before 3.1.59 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in TagReference.create where a positional reference parameter bypasses the unsafe option guard. Attackers can supply a reference value like --file= to read arbitrary files, with contents returned in the annotated tag message...

PYSEC-2026-3949

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...