{"cve":"CVE-2026-73624","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-13T12:17:27.617","modified":"2026-10-24T15:10:00.190","status":"Analyzed","description":"GitPython versions before 3.1.54 contain an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in the Diffable.diff method that fails to validate git options passed through kwargs. Attackers can supply the --output argument via the other parameter or output kwarg to write patch content to attacker-chosen file paths at process privilege level.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":7.2},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","score":8.1},"cwes":["CWE-88"],"references":["https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-fjr4-x663-mwxc","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-arbitrary-file-overwrite-via-diff","https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-fjr4-x663-mwxc"],"products":["gitpython_project:gitpython"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-24T16:53:35.584907681+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-73624","score":0.00553,"percentile":0.45889,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-fjr4-x663-mwxc","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-fjr4-x663-mwxc","summary":"GitPython: Arbitrary file overwrite via git diff --output argument injection in Diffable.diff (key- and value-controlled)","modified":"2026-09-29T09:10:55.738617943Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"gitpython","purl":"pkg:pypi/gitpython","ranges":["<3.1.54"],"fixed":["3.1.54"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-3995","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-3995","summary":"","modified":"2026-09-29T09:00:02.996062278Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"gitpython","purl":"pkg:pypi/gitpython","ranges":["<3.1.54"],"fixed":["3.1.54"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}