High severity · published Aug 19, 2026
CVE-2026-76219
GitPython before 3.1.58 Arbitrary File Overwrite via read-tree
8.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
GitPython · gitpython-developers
before 3.1.58 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76219
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76219
vendor-advisory
https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-4gmw-gg2m-w46p
third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-arbitrary-file-overwrite-via-read-tree
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