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CVE-2026-44243

28
FAUCET Score

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.

First published: May 7, 2026Last modified: May 7, 2026

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.1.48CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gitpython_project:gitpython:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 4.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
VS Confidentiality
NONE
VS Integrity
HIGH
VS Availability
HIGH
SS Confidentiality
NONE
SS Integrity
NONE
SS Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
PROOF_OF_CONCEPT
CvssVersion
4.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
34.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0042 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 17,061 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (9)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: GitPythonFixed in: 3.1.48
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: python-git (focal)Fixed in: 3.0.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm4
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: python-git (jammy)Fixed in: 3.1.24-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: python-git (noble)Fixed in: 3.1.37-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: python-git (resolute)Fixed in: 3.1.46-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: python-git (trusty)Fixed in: 0.3.2~RC1-3ubuntu0.1~esm3
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: python-git (xenial)Fixed in: 1.0.1+git137-gc8b8379-2.1ubuntu0.1~esm4
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: python-git (bionic)Fixed in: 2.1.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm4

Vendor Advisories (2)

ubuntuUSN-8303-1

GitPython vulnerabilities

May 26, 2026
pipGHSA-7545-fcxq-7j24high

GitPython reference APIs has a path traversal vulnerability that allows arbitrary file write and delete outside the repository

May 6, 2026

References

github.com / gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.48
PatchRelease Notes
github.com / gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-7545-fcxq-7j24
ExploitMitigationVendor Advisory