GitPython versions before 3.1.58 contain an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in IndexFile.from_tree, IndexFile.reset, and IndexFile.merge_tree methods that append caller-influenced treeish strings to git read-tree without option validation or argument separation. Attackers can inject the --index-output option to overwrite arbitrary files with a valid git-index blob, destroying existing file content at attacker-controlled writable paths.
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Description GitPython versions before 3.1.58 contain an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in IndexFile.from_tree, IndexFile.reset, and IndexFile.merge_tree methods that append caller-influenced treeish strings to git read-tree without option validation or argument separation. Attackers can inject the --index-output option to overwrite arbitrary files with a valid git-index blob, destroying existing file content at attacker-controlled writable paths.
Title GitPython before 3.1.58 Arbitrary File Overwrite via read-tree
First Time appeared Gitpython Project
Gitpython Project gitpython
Weaknesses CWE-88
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitpython_project:gitpython:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gitpython Project
Gitpython Project gitpython
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.2, '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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-20T15:23:10.823Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T11:35:13.689Z

Link: CVE-2026-76219

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-19T14:17:48.187

Modified: 2026-08-20T16:18:08.960

Link: CVE-2026-76219

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Updated: 2026-08-20T17:15:04Z