What is CVE-2026-73625?

CVE-2026-73625 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitpython-Developers Gitpython, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-73625?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Gitpython-Developers Gitpython

CVE-2026-73625

GitPython versions before 3.1.54 contain a remote code execution vulnerability in the check_unsafe_options guard that can be bypassed by smuggling git options inside single-character kwarg values. Attackers can supply crafted option dictionaries to clone_from, fetch, pull, push, ls_remote, iter_commits, blame, or archive methods to execute arbitrary OS commands via the --upload-pack parameter.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.004

Affected products

Gitpython-Developers Gitpython — versions 0, 3.1.54
Gitpython Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-r9mr-m37c-5f… (Exploit, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-remote-code-execution-via-kwarg-v… (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-73625?: CVE-2026-73625 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitpython-Developers Gitpython, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-73625?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.