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CVE-2026-78679

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.5 Published: 2026-08-25 Modified: 2026-08-27

Description

GitPython before 3.1.59 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in TagReference.create() where a positional reference parameter bypasses the unsafe option guard. Attackers can supply a reference value like --file= to read arbitrary files, with contents returned in the annotated tag message.

Affected Platforms

Unknown

Weakness Type

CWE-73

References