What is GHSA-w672-239g-c3gr?

GHSA-w672-239g-c3gr is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Duplicate Advisory: GitPython: Arbitrary file read via --pathspec-from-file in IndexFile.remove() and Head.checkout()

Why does GHSA-w672-239g-c3gr have no CVE ID yet?

GitHub Security Advisories published this advisory directly to customers before NVD assigned a CVE ID. This is the embargo-window disclosure pattern — vendors notify customers on day 0; NVD's public record follows days to weeks later.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-w672-239g-c3gr?

GHSA-w672-239g-c3gr has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-w672-239g-c3gr?

GHSA-w672-239g-c3gr affects 1 product, including: pip/gitpython:\u003c= 3.1.57.

⚠ Withdrawn by GitHub Security Advisories

Withdrawn: September 8, 2026

GHSA-w672-239g-c3grHighCVSS 6.5Disclosed before NVD

Duplicate Advisory: GitPython: Arbitrary file read via --pathspec-from-file in IndexFile.remove() and Head.checkout()

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 19, 2026

Last Modified

September 8, 2026

📋 Description

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-hh9p-6wh2-4mfc. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

GitPython versions before 3.1.58 fail to validate options passed to git rm and git checkout commands in IndexFile.remove() and Head.checkout(). Attackers can supply --pathspec-from-file and --pathspec-file-nul parameters to read arbitrary files accessible to the process, with full file contents returned in GitCommandError.stderr.

🎯 Affected products1

pip/gitpython:<= 3.1.57

🔗 References (4)

https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-hh9p-6wh2-4mfc
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76217
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-arbitrary-file-read-via-pathspec-from-file
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w672-239g-c3gr