Cyber Posture

CVE-2026-44243

HighPublic PoC

Published: 07 May 2026

Published
07 May 2026
Modified
07 May 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0010 26.4th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Description

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…

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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.

Likely Mitigating ControlsAI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-22

Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.

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Details

CWE(s)

Affected Products

gitpython project
gitpython
≤ 3.1.48

References