CVE-2026-44243

GitPython: Path traversal in GitPython reference APIs allows arbitrary file write and delete outside the repository

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 7, 2026 at 06:22 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:50 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsGitpythonGitPython

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

Description

GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. Prior to version 3.1.48, a vulnerability in GitPython allows attackers who can supply a crafted reference path to an application using GitPython to write, overwrite, move, or delete files outside the repository’s .git directory via insufficient validation of reference paths in reference creation, rename, and delete operations. This issue has been patched in version 3.1.48.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3.1.48
Affected range stops below 3.1.48, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-7545-fcxq-7j24
x_refsource_MISCPatchRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.48

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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StatusANALYZED
CWE
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