gitpython-developers GitPython up to 3.1.57 Command Execution IndexFile.remove/Head.checkout pathspec-from-file/pathspec-file-nul information disclosure

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in gitpython-developers GitPython up to 3.1.57. The impacted element is the function IndexFile.remove/Head.checkout of the component Command Execution. This manipulation of the argument pathspec-from-file/pathspec-file-nul causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-76217. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in gitpython-developers GitPython up to 3.1.57. Affected by this vulnerability is the function IndexFile.remove/Head.checkout of the component Command Execution. The manipulation of the argument pathspec-from-file/pathspec-file-nul with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

GitPython versions before 3.1.58 fail to validate options passed to git rm and git checkout commands in IndexFile.remove() and Head.checkout(). Attackers can supply --pathspec-from-file and --pathspec-file-nul parameters to read arbitrary files accessible to the process, with full file contents returned in GitCommandError.stderr.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-76217 since 08/19/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 338193 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-76217), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 3.1.58 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (338193). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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
• 3.1.57

Website

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

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