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CVE-2026-78679: GitPython before 3.1.59 Arbitrary File Read via TagReference.create

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 28/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.31% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: gitpython-developers GitPython 3.1.59.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to gitpython-developers GitPython 3.1.59 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

GitPython before 3.1.59 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in TagReference.create() where a positional reference parameter bypasses the unsafe option guard. Attackers can supply a reference value like --file=<path> to read arbitrary files, with contents returned in the annotated tag message.

HighCVSS 7.1 · v4.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 25, 2026
Updated
Oct 12, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 24th percentile

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Action score

28

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · VulnCheck
7.1
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulnCheck). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • gitpython-developers GitPython

    • 3.1.59not affected
    • before 3.1.59affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12python-gitbefore 3.1.30-1+deb12u33.1.30-1+deb12u3
Debian:13python-gitbefore 3.1.44-1+deb13u13.1.44-1+deb13u1
Debian:14python-gitbefore 3.1.61-13.1.61-1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedpython-GitPythonbefore 3.1.59-3.13.1.59-3.1
PyPIgitpythonbefore 3.1.593.1.59
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el8automation-controller-clibefore 0:4.6.32-1.el8ap0:4.6.32-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el8python3.12-djangobefore 0:5.2.17-1.el8ap0:5.2.17-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el9automation-controller-clibefore 0:4.6.32-1.el9ap0:4.6.32-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el9python3.12-djangobefore 0:5.2.17-1.el9ap0:5.2.17-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el10python-djangobefore 0:5.2.17-1.el10ap0:5.2.17-1.el10ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el10python3-djangobefore 0:5.2.17-1.el10ap0:5.2.17-1.el10ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el9automation-controller-clibefore 0:4.7.16-1.el9ap0:4.7.16-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8automation-controller-venv-towerbefore 0:4.6.32-1.el8ap0:4.6.32-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8automation-gateway-serverbefore 0:2.5.20260824-1.el8ap0:2.5.20260824-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8python3.12-aiohttpbefore 0:3.14.3-1.el8ap0:3.14.3-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8python3.12-gitpythonbefore 0:3.1.59-1.el8ap0:3.1.59-1.el8ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9automation-controller-venv-towerbefore 0:4.6.32-1.el9ap0:4.6.32-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9automation-gateway-serverbefore 0:2.5.20260824-1.el9ap0:2.5.20260824-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9python3.12-aiohttpbefore 0:3.14.3-1.el9ap0:3.14.3-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el9python3.12-gitpythonbefore 0:3.1.59-1.el9ap0:3.1.59-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9automation-controller-venv-towerbefore 0:4.7.16-1.el9ap0:4.7.16-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9automation-platform-uibefore 0:2.6.13-1.el9ap0:2.6.13-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9python3.12-aiohttp-debuginfobefore 0:3.14.3-1.el9ap0:3.14.3-1.el9ap
Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9python3.12-aiohttp-debugsourcebefore 0:3.14.3-1.el9ap0:3.14.3-1.el9ap

Same product

gitpython-developers: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2026-110858GitPython 3.1.30 before 3.2.0 Command Injection via Remote.pull() Refspec
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2026-110859GitPython before 3.2.0 Arbitrary File Read via Head.checkout() Branch Name
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2026-110856GitPython before 3.2.0 ReDoS via _re_actor_epoch in parse_actor_and_date
    34Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • Later →CVE-2026-100689Sep 26, 2026 · GitPython before 3.1.62 Path Traversal via gitmodules path
    34Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-110855Oct 14, 2026 · GitPython before 3.2.0 Environment Variable Disclosure via .gitmodules Submodule Name
    28Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-110857Oct 14, 2026 · GitPython before 3.2.0 Command Execution via ls_remote ext:: URLs
    30Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
gitpython-developers GitPython3.1.59Vendor (CNA)
debian:python-git3.1.30-1+deb12u3 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
debian:python-git3.1.44-1+deb13u1 · Debian:13Package registry (OSV)
debian:python-git3.1.61-1 · Debian:14Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:python-GitPython3.1.59-3.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
PyPI:gitpython3.1.59Package registry (OSV)
red hat:automation-controller-cli0:4.6.32-1.el8ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:automation-controller-venv-tower0:4.6.32-1.el8ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:automation-gateway-server0:2.5.20260824-1.el8ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:automation-platform-ui0:2.6.13-1.el9ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python-django0:5.2.17-1.el10ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el10Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python3-django0:5.2.17-1.el10ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.6::el10Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python3.12-aiohttp0:3.14.3-1.el8ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python3.12-aiohttp-debuginfo0:3.14.3-1.el9ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python3.12-aiohttp-debugsource0:3.14.3-1.el9ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.6::el9Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python3.12-django0:5.2.17-1.el8ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform_developer:2.5::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:python3.12-gitpython0:3.1.59-1.el8ap · Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.5::el8Package registry (OSV)
red hat:rubygem-foreman_remote_execution0:16.2.3-2.el9sat · Red Hat:satellite:6.18::el9Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
X

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-73 · External Control of File Name or Path

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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