CVE-2026-44243
highGitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories.
Vendor / product: Gitpython Project — gitpython
GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. Prior to version 3.1.48, a vulnerability in GitPython allows attackers who can supply a crafted reference path to an application using GitPython to write, overwrite, move, or delete files outside the repository’s .git directory via insufficient validation of reference paths in reference creation, rename, and delete operations. This issue has been patched in version 3.1.48.
CVSS
7.1
7.1 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-05-07 19:16
Modified: 2026-11-11 23:10
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 3 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-11 23:13 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
gitpython_project / gitpython <3.1.48
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Vendor advisory: https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-7545-fcxq-7j24
Vendor advisory: https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-7545-fcxq-7j24
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.48
References
- https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.48 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-7545-fcxq-7j24 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-7545-fcxq-7j24 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-11 23:13 UTC · record ↗