{"id":"CVE-2026-73620","aliases":[],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-73620","summary":"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…","details":"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.","published":"2026-08-13T12:17:27.057","modified":"2026-08-13T12:17:27.057","cvss":{"score":8.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":null,"affectedPackages":[],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-3f7w-8rr8-f37f"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-arbitrary-file-overwrite-and-read"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","NVD","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-13T12:17:27.057"}}