CVE-2026-76222

Published: Ago 19, 2026 Last Modified: Ago 19, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
HIGH 8,4
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: passive
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A
HIGH 8,2
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: required
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: high
Availability: low

Description

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GitPython before 3.1.58 fails to validate submodule names from .gitmodules files, allowing attackers to create Git repositories at arbitrary filesystem paths outside the intended clone directory. Attackers can craft malicious repositories with traversal sequences in submodule names that GitPython processes during submodule initialization, creating attacker-controlled Git repositories at escaped filesystem locations.

22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Stable
Abstraction: Base Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity Confidentiality Availability
Potential Impacts:
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands Modify Files Or Directories Read Files Or Directories Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Applicable Platforms
Technologies: AI/ML
Likelihood of Exploit: High
View CWE Details
https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/…
https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-hmq2…
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-path-…
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-path-traversal-via-gitmod…