CVE-2026-73624: Gitpython Project Gitpython

High severity, CVSS 8.1. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

GitPython versions before 3.1.54 contain an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in the Diffable.diff method that fails to validate git options passed through kwargs. Attackers can supply the --output argument via the other parameter or output kwarg to write patch content to attacker-chosen file paths at process privilege level.

Affected products

• Gitpython Project Gitpython: before 3.1.54 (fixed in 3.1.54)

Published 2026-08-13. Last modified 2026-09-28.