PyPI/gitpython CVE-2026-76222: high 8.2, EPSS 0.42%

GitPython: Arbitrary Git Repository Creation Outside the Working Tree via Unvalidated .gitmodules Submodule Name in GitPython

Action: Upgrade gitpython to 3.1.58 or later.

pip install gitpython==3.1.58

Affected

Fixed versions

Sources

• osv: GHSA-hmq2-w58f-27jc
• https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-hmq2-w58f-27jc
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76222
• https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/2202
• https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/4299c990e1ca21896f9485277caf7bb0ae5b404c
• https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/e4b8e7d026ca6abb4cf604f8e77093432ce23c06
• https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython
• https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.58
• https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/gitpython/PYSEC-2026-3784.yaml
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-path-traversal-via-gitmodules-submodule-name

CVE-2026-76222 · published 2026-08-07T15:45:39Z · modified 2026-09-08T21:00:05.149418166Z · JSON