High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Aug 13, 2026

CVE-2026-73624

Description

GitPython versions before 3.1.54 contain an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in the Diffable.diff method that fails to validate git options passed through kwargs. 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.

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Affected products

Gitpython Project/Gitpythonllm-create
Range: <3.1.54

Patches

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References

github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-fjr4-x663-mwxcnvd
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-arbitrary-file-overwrite-via-diffnvd

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