{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "3.1.57"
              }
            ],
            "source": [
              "AFFECTED_FIELD",
              "DESCRIPTION"
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "ccbd573ac4ab52ccdcf395c400e600d5809bcc88"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/gitpython",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "GHSA-3f7w-8rr8-f37f"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "VulnCheck",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-22"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/73xxx/CVE-2026-73620.json"
  },
  "details": "GitPython before 3.1.57 fails to guard git option forwarding in IndexFile.checkout() and TagReference.create(), allowing attackers to pass unsafe options via kwargs. Attackers can use --prefix to overwrite arbitrary files with repository content or -F to read arbitrary files returned in-band.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-73620",
  "modified": "2026-08-15T11:31:01.340828622Z",
  "published": "2026-08-13T11:28:21.426Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/73xxx/CVE-2026-73620.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-3f7w-8rr8-f37f"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73620"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-arbitrary-file-overwrite-and-read"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "GitPython before 3.1.57 Arbitrary File Overwrite and Read"
}