CVE-2026-78679 HIGH

CVE-2026-78679: GitPython before 3.1.59 Arbitrary File Read via TagReference.create

Vendor Gitpython-Developers

Product GitPython

Weakness CWE-73

Published August 25, 2026

Last update August 25, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality —

Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

GitPython before 3.1.59 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in TagReference.create() where a positional reference parameter bypasses the unsafe option guard. Attackers can supply a reference value like --file=<path> to read arbitrary files, with contents returned in the annotated tag message.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 25, 2026 CVE published

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78679 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/73.html AskarLabs — CWE-73 write-up External Control of File Name or Path

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