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GHSA-hh9p-6wh2-4mfc: GitPython: Arbitrary file read via --pathspec-from-file in IndexFile.remove() and Head.checkout()

August 7, 2026

IndexFile.remove() and Head.checkout() forward **kwargs into git rm and git checkout with no guard. Passing --pathspec-from-file=<file> together with --pathspec-file-nul makes Git treat the whole file as a single NUL-delimited pathspec, and the unmatched-pathspec error quotes it verbatim. GitPython surfaces that through GitCommandError.stderr, so the entire contents of a caller-chosen file are returned to the caller in band.

This is the same primitive as Instance 2 of GHSA-3f7w-8rr8-f37f - TagReference.create() with -F, arbitrary file read returned in band - at two sites that advisory assessed and cleared.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-hh9p-6wh2-4mfc
  • github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/f2550b65bf60ca087190981e2c7b6865e201f40c
  • github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/2204
  • github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.58
  • github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-hh9p-6wh2-4mfc

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.1.58

Fixed versions

  • 3.1.58

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.1.58 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path

Source file

pypi/GitPython/GHSA-hh9p-6wh2-4mfc.yml

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