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TI-2026-54689 Aliases CVE-2026-78677GHSA-8mcc-hrx5-hvxc

GitPython before 3.1.59 Path Traversal via separate-git-dir

Priority HIGH 77CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 11 fixed, 7 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

GitPython before 3.1.59 omits --separate-git-dir from unsafe_git_clone_options, allowing attackers to create arbitrary git directories outside the intended clone destination. Attackers can pass a separate_git_dir parameter to Repo.clone_from() or Repo.clone() to redirect repository metadata to an attacker-controlled filesystem path, enabling arbitrary directory creation and potential hook execution.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00651 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial GitPython (gitpython-developers): 3.1.59GitPython (PyPI): 3.1.59Red Hat: 12 advisoriesRed Hat: 11 fixed, 7 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
gitpython-developersGitPythonbefore 3.1.593.1.59Patch availableCNA
—GitPython (PyPI)before 3.1.593.1.59Patch availableGHSA-8mcc-hrx5-hvxc
  • GitPython Vendorgitpython-developers Affected before 3.1.59 Fixed in 3.1.59 Patch available CNA
  • GitPython (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3.1.59 Fixed in 3.1.59 Patch available GHSA-8mcc-hrx5-hvxc

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gitpython_project:gitpython:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*before 3.1.59Vulnerablegitpython-developers
  • cpe:2.3:a:gitpython_project:gitpython:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* Versions before 3.1.59 Vulnerable ·gitpython-developers

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA GitPython (gitpython-developers) Fixed in 3.1.59
  • Fix · GHSA-8mcc-hrx5-hvxc GitPython (PyPI) Fixed in 3.1.59 Advisory →

Red Hat 12 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:95657 Released 2026-11-05 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Satellite 6.18 security update
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9 openvox-agent-8.32.0-1.el9sat, openvox-server-8.18.0-1.el9sat, python3.12-brotli-1.2.1-1.el9pc +4
  • RHSA-2026:95656 Released 2026-11-05 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Satellite 6.17 security update
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 openvox-agent-8.32.0-1.el9sat, openvox-server-8.18.0-1.el9sat, python-brotli-1.2.1-1.el9pc +9
  • RHSA-2026:92861 Released 2026-10-29 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Satellite 6.19 security update
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9 openvox-agent-8.31.1-1.el9sat, openvox-server-8.17.0-1.el9sat, python3.12-brotli-1.2.1-1.el9pc +6
Show 9 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2026:87410 Released 2026-10-21 · Red Hat rating Critical
    RHOAI 2.25.12 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
    • Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-built-in-detector-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-caikit-nlp-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-codeflare-operator-rhel9 +47
  • RHSA-2026:86891 Released 2026-10-21 · Red Hat rating Critical
    RHOAI 3.5.2 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
    • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-automl-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-built-in-detector-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-cli-rhel9 +47
  • RHSA-2026:84734 Released 2026-10-19 · Red Hat rating Critical
    RHOAI 3.4.5 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
    • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-ai-gateway-payload-processing-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-automl-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-autorag-rhel9 +47
  • RHSA-2026:79380 Released 2026-10-08 · Red Hat rating Important
    satellite/iop-vulnerability-engine-rhel9 container image available as a Technology Preview
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.18 registry.redhat.io/satellite/iop-vulnerability-engine-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:79376 Released 2026-10-08 · Red Hat rating Important
    Technical preview of the satellite/iop-vmaas-rhel9 container image
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.18 registry.redhat.io/satellite/iop-vmaas-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:79373 Released 2026-10-08 · Red Hat rating Important
    satellite/iop-vulnerability-engine-rhel9 container image available as a Technology Preview
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.19 registry.redhat.io/satellite/iop-vulnerability-engine-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:79372 Released 2026-10-08 · Red Hat rating Important
    Technical preview of the satellite/iop-vmaas-rhel9 container image
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.19 registry.redhat.io/satellite/iop-vmaas-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:59136 Released 2026-08-24 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 10 python-django-5.2.17-1.el10ap, python3-django-5.2.17-1.el10ap
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 automation-controller-cli-4.7.16-1.el9ap, automation-controller-venv-tower-4.7.16-1.el9ap, automation-platform-ui-2.6.13-1.el9ap +3
  • RHSA-2026:59135 Released 2026-08-24 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 automation-controller-cli-4.6.32-1.el8ap, automation-controller-venv-tower-4.6.32-1.el8ap, automation-gateway-server-2.5.20260824-1.el8ap +3
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 automation-controller-cli-4.6.32-1.el9ap, automation-controller-venv-tower-4.6.32-1.el9ap, automation-gateway-server-2.5.20260824-1.el9ap +3

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    gitpython-developers GitPython 3.1.59

    5 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH, 3 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-54687 GitPython before 3.1.59 Local File Content Disclosure via .gitmodulesPriority HIGH 72
    • TI-2026-54691 GitPython before 3.1.59 Arbitrary File Read via TagReference.createPriority MEDIUM 64
    • TI-2026-54690 GitPython before 3.1.59 Arbitrary File Read via Repo.blame()Priority MEDIUM 64
    Show all 5 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Exploit IntelligenceAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat AI Inference ServerAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2026:59135
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2026:59135
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2026:59136
Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25Fixed RHSA-2026:87410
Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4Fixed RHSA-2026:84734
Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5Fixed RHSA-2026:86891
Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2026:95656
Red Hat Satellite 6.18Fixed RHSA-2026:79376, RHSA-2026:79380
Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2026:95657
Red Hat Satellite 6.19Fixed RHSA-2026:79372, RHSA-2026:79373
Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2026:92861
Not affected: 16 products
  • Migration Toolkit for Applications 8
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 10
  • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9
  • Red Hat Hardened Images
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-78677
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8mcc-hrx5-hvxc
  3. 2026-10-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2026:59135 · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2026:59136 · Red Hat
  6. 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2026:79373 · Red Hat
  7. 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2026:79376 · Red Hat
  8. 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2026:79372 · Red Hat
  9. 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2026:79380 · Red Hat
  10. 2026-10-09 Fix available: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 for RHEL 9 +2 · Red Hat
  11. 2026-10-13 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  12. 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
  13. 2026-10-18 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  14. 2026-10-20 Fix available: RHSA-2026:84734 · Red Hat
  15. 2026-10-20 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 · Red Hat
  16. 2026-10-22 Fix available: RHSA-2026:86891 · Red Hat
  17. 2026-10-22 Fix available: RHSA-2026:87410 · Red Hat
  18. 2026-10-23 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25, Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5 · Red Hat
  19. 2026-10-30 Fix available: Red Hat Satellite 6.19 for RHEL 9 · Red Hat
  20. 2026-10-31 Fix available: RHSA-2026:92861 · Red Hat
  21. 2026-11-06 Fix available: Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9, Red Hat Satellite 6.18 for RHEL 9 · Red Hat
  22. 2026-11-06 Fix available: RHSA-2026:95656 · Red Hat
  23. 2026-11-06 Fix available: RHSA-2026:95657 · Red Hat

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 5

  • TI-2026-51706 GitPython before 3.1.55 Environment Variable Exfiltration via Remote.add() CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-47618 GitPython before 3.1.52 Environment Variable Exfiltration via clone_from CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-30595 GitPython: Unsafe option check validates multi_options before shlex.split transforms it CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-32220 GitPython: Path traversal in GitPython reference APIs allows arbitrary file write and delete outside the repository CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-47621 GitPython before 3.1.51 Command Injection via option prefix abbreviation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-30536 GitPython: Command injection via Git options bypass CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
See all 34 →

Sources

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