CVE-2026-78675: Gitpython Project Gitpython

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

GitPython before 3.1.59 fails to disable merge_includes when parsing .gitmodules, allowing attackers to disclose local file content by including arbitrary file paths via [include] directives. Attackers can craft a malicious .gitmodules file with include directives pointing to sensitive files; when repo.submodules is accessed, GitConfigParser raises MissingSectionHeaderError embedding the target file's first line verbatim in the exception message.

Affected products

• Gitpython Project Gitpython: before 3.1.59 (fixed in 3.1.59)

Published 2026-08-25. Last modified 2026-09-02.