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CVE-2026-44243

GitPython: Path traversal in GitPython reference APIs allows arbitrary file write and delete outside the repository

Published: May 7, 2026Updated: May 7, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
7.1HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 65.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. Prior to version 3.1.48, a vulnerability in GitPython allows attackers who can supply a crafted reference path to an application using GitPython to write, overwrite, move, or delete files outside the repository’s .git directory via insufficient validation of reference paths in reference creation, rename, and delete operations. This issue has been patched in version 3.1.48.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

gitpython project
oss-projectaka gitpython
gitpythonLibrary
OSS Libraries / pypi
gitpython-developers
package-ecosystem
GitPythonMixed
DevTools & CI / source-control

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.48
github.com
https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-7545-fcxq-7j24
github.com

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