gitpython-developers GitPython up to 3.1.x Submodule Submodule.move path traversal

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in gitpython-developers GitPython up to 3.1.x. This impacts the function Submodule.move of the component Submodule. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-110860. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in gitpython-developers GitPython up to 3.1.x. This affects the function Submodule.move of the component Submodule. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

GitPython from 3.1.62 before 3.2.0 contains a symlink-following flaw in Submodule.move(), which checks the destination only lexically and does not reject symbolic links in intermediate path components. An untrusted repository can commit a symlink such as vendor pointing outside the worktree, so an application moving an initialized submodule beneath it relocates the checkout externally and corrupts the index and .gitmodules.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-110860 since 10/15/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 3.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Programming Language Software

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• gitpython-developers

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• GitPython

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• 3.0
• 3.1

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

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