What is CVE-2026-73619?

CVE-2026-73619 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitpython-developers Gitpython, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-73619?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Gitpython-developers Gitpython

CVE-2026-73619

GitPython before 3.1.57 contains an incomplete denylist in the unsafe_git_archive_options guard that omits --add-file and --add-virtual-file options. Attackers can supply these options to Repo.archive() to read arbitrary files from the fil…

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Gitpython-developers Gitpython — versions 0, 3.1.57

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-73 — External Control of File Name or Path

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-73619?: CVE-2026-73619 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gitpython-developers Gitpython, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-73619?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.