High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published May 7, 2026· Updated May 7, 2026
CVE-2026-44243
CVE-2026-44243
Description
GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. Prior to version 3.1.48, a vulnerability in GitPython allows attackers who can supply a crafted reference path to an application using GitPython to write, overwrite, move, or delete files outside the repository’s .git directory via insufficient validation of reference paths in reference creation, rename, and delete operations. This issue has been patched in version 3.1.48.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
GitPythonPyPI | < 3.1.48 | 3.1.48 |
Affected products
5- osv-coords4 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/awxpkg:apk/chainguard/datahub-ingestion-fipspkg:pypi/gitpythonpkg:rpm/opensuse/python-GitPython&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 24.6.1-r35+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: < 24.6.1-r35
- (no CPE)range: < 1.5.0.1-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.48
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.49-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.48nvdPatchRelease NotesWEB
- github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-7545-fcxq-7j24nvdExploitMitigationVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-7545-fcxq-7j24ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44243ghsaADVISORY
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