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 filesystem and include them in the returned archive.

Published 2026-08-13 · last modified 2026-09-03.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (32.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-27.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Gitpython-Developers Gitpython — versions 0, 3.1.57
Gitpython Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-73 — External Control of File Name or Path

References

github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-539m-9xh6-q6… (Exploit, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-arbitrary-file-read-via-repo-arch… (Third Party Advisory, 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.