Answer in brief
CVE-2026-78675 records a High severity (CVSS 8.6) vulnerability in GitPython before 3.1.59 Local File Content Disclosure via .gitmodules. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps gitpython-developers/GitPython (generic), GitPython (pip), gitpython (pypi). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 8.6. 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 (pip), 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 <3.1.59 | 3.1.59 |
| GitPythonpip | <=3.1.58 | 3.1.59 |
| gitpythonpypi | >=0 <3.1.59 | 3.1.59 |
Published upstream
Aug 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 25, 2026
GitPython before 3.1.59 fails to disable merge_includes when parsing .gitmodules, allowing attackers to disclose local file content by including arbitrary file paths via [include] directives. Attackers can craft a malicious .gitmodules file with include directives pointing to sensitive files; when repo.submodules is accessed, GitConfigParser raises MissingSectionHeaderError embedding the target file's first line verbatim in the exception message.
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