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CVE-2026-78679: GitPython 0 to before 3.1.59
CVE-2026-78679. CVSS 3.1 base score 6.5 (MEDIUM, Vendor/CNA). EPSS 0.00255 (percentile 0.15802), scored 11-Oct-2026.
Affected technology
GitPython · 0 to before 3.1.59
gitpython-developers
Description’s affected range: before 3.1.59
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 a reference value like --file= to read arbitrary files, with contents returned in the annotated tag message. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 7.1/10) rates confidentiality impact as high; integrity and availability impact as none.
- CWE
- CWE-73
- CCR priority
- 26.1 /100 (P4)
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N · Vendor/CNA
- EPSS
- 0.00255 · percentile 0.15802 · 2026-10-11
- KEV
- no
Provenance
- NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-12 16:54:24.294989+00:00 UTC
Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-78679.html