CVE-2026-44243 (GCVE-0-2026-44243)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-07 18:22 – Updated: 2026-05-07 19:12
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Title
GitPython: Path traversal in GitPython reference APIs allows arbitrary file write and delete outside the repository
Summary
GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. Prior to version 3.1.48, a vulnerability in GitPython allows attackers who can supply a crafted reference path to an application using GitPython to write, overwrite, move, or delete files outside the repository’s .git directory via insufficient validation of reference paths in reference creation, rename, and delete operations. This issue has been patched in version 3.1.48.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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