gitpython-developers GitPython up to 3.1.56 unsafe_git_archive_options guard Repo.archive information disclosure

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in gitpython-developers GitPython up to 3.1.56. The impacted element is the function Repo.archive of the component unsafe_git_archive_options guard. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-73619. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in gitpython-developers GitPython up to 3.1.56. Affected by this issue is the function Repo.archive of the component unsafe_git_archive_options guard. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

GitPython before 3.1.57 contains an incomplete denylist in the unsafe_git_archive_options guard that omits --add-file and --add-virtual-file options. Attackers can supply these options to Repo.archive() to read arbitrary files from the filesystem and include them in the returned archive.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-73619 since 08/13/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Upgrading to version 3.1.57 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Programming Language Software

Vendor

• gitpython-developers

Name

• GitPython

Version

• 3.1.0
• 3.1.1
• 3.1.2
• 3.1.3
• 3.1.4
• 3.1.5
• 3.1.6
• 3.1.7
• 3.1.8
• 3.1.9
• 3.1.10
• 3.1.11
• 3.1.12
• 3.1.13
• 3.1.14
• 3.1.15
• 3.1.16
• 3.1.17
• 3.1.18
• 3.1.19
• 3.1.20
• 3.1.21
• 3.1.22
• 3.1.23
• 3.1.24
• 3.1.25
• 3.1.26
• 3.1.27
• 3.1.28
• 3.1.29
• 3.1.30
• 3.1.31
• 3.1.32
• 3.1.33
• 3.1.34
• 3.1.35
• 3.1.36
• 3.1.37
• 3.1.38
• 3.1.39
• 3.1.40
• 3.1.41
• 3.1.42
• 3.1.43
• 3.1.44
• 3.1.45
• 3.1.46
• 3.1.47
• 3.1.48
• 3.1.49
• 3.1.50
• 3.1.51
• 3.1.52
• 3.1.53
• 3.1.54
• 3.1.55
• 3.1.56

Website

• Product: https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/

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