Answer in brief
CVE-2026-73623 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in GitPython before 3.1.54 Remote Code Execution via --template. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps gitpython-developers/GitPython (generic), gitpython (pypi). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps gitpython-developers/GitPython (generic), gitpython (pypi). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gitpython_project:gitpython:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| gitpython-developers/GitPythongeneric | >=0 <3.1.54 | 3.1.54 |
| gitpythonpypi | >=0 <3.1.54 | 3.1.54 |
Published upstream
Aug 13, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 8, 2026
GitPython before 3.1.54 contains an incomplete denylist in unsafe_git_clone_options that omits --template, allowing attackers to achieve arbitrary command execution during clone operations. Attackers can supply --template pointing to a directory containing malicious post-checkout hooks that execute when git clones the repository.
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