PYSEC-2026-3785

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    PYSEC-2026-3785

    Published: 25 Aug 2026Last Modified: 3 Sept 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-local-file-content-disclosure-via-gitmodules, https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-7833-fr7j-v32q

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gitpython

    Purl: pkg:pypi/gitpython

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.1.59

    Affected versions

    0.1.7

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    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
    PYSEC-2026-3785 | CVE-DB