CVE-2026-73624: gitpython before 3.1.54 (exclusive); +1 more affected products

CVE-2026-73624. CVSS 3.1 base score 8.1 (HIGH, Vendor/CNA). EPSS 0.00553 (percentile 0.45389), scored 22-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

gitpython · before 3.1.54 (exclusive)
gitpython project

GitPython · 0 to before 3.1.54
gitpython-developers

Description’s affected range: versions before 3.1.54

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 4.0): Network (remote) · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

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. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 7.2/10) rates confidentiality impact as none; integrity and availability impact as high.

Published 24-Oct-2026 01:43 UTC

CWE: CWE-88
CCR priority: 32.5 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H · Vendor/CNA
EPSS: 0.00553 · percentile 0.45389 · 2026-10-22
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-24 01:40:49.068977+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-73624.html