CVE-2026-73621
GitPython before 3.1.56 contains an argument injection vulnerability in the Commit.count() method, which forwards keyword arguments to 'git rev-list' without the check_unsafe_options guard present in the sibling iter_items method. An attacker who can control options passed to Commit.count (e.g., via an application that forwards a user-supplied options dict) can supply output=<path>, causing 'git rev-list --output=<path>' to open and truncate the target file to zero bytes before revision parsing. This allows destruction/blanking of an arbitrary file at the process's privilege level (no content control, 0-byte truncation).
Published:Aug 13, 2026
Last Modified:Aug 14, 2026
EPS:Aug 13, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00199
CVSS Score:5.4
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Gitpython-developers
Product
Gitpython
Gitpython-developers
Gitpython
Vendor
Gitpython Project
Product
Gitpython
Gitpython Project
Gitpython
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
