{"id":"CVE-2026-78675","aliases":[],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-78675","summary":"GitPython before 3.1.59 fails to disable merge_includes when parsing .gitmodules, allowing attackers to disclose local file content by including arbitrary file paths via [include] directives.…","details":"GitPython before 3.1.59 fails to disable merge_includes when parsing .gitmodules, allowing attackers to disclose local file content by including arbitrary file paths via [include] directives. Attackers can craft a malicious .gitmodules file with include directives pointing to sensitive files; when repo.submodules is accessed, GitConfigParser raises MissingSectionHeaderError embedding the target file's first line verbatim in the exception message.","published":"2026-08-25T02:16:51.887","modified":"2026-08-25T02:16:51.887","cvss":{"score":8.4,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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-7833-fr7j-v32q"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-local-file-content-disclosure-via-gitmodules"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","NVD","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-25T02:16:51.887"}}