CVE-2026-76217

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-19. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Elevated
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

GitPython versions before 3.1.58 fail to validate options passed to git rm and git checkout commands in IndexFile.remove() and Head.checkout(). Attackers can supply --pathspec-from-file and --pathspec-file-nul parameters to read arbitrary files accessible to the process, with full file contents returned in GitCommandError.stderr.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(medium)
EG Risk
45(Track)
EG Risk 45/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
30%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 19, 2026

Last Modified

September 3, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 19, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

GitPython before 3.1.58 Arbitrary File Read via pathspec-from-file | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-arbitrary-file-read-via-pathspec-from-file
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Arbitrary file read via --pathspec-from-file in IndexFile.remove() and Head.checkout() · Advisory · gitpython-developers/GitPython · GitHub

https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-hh9p-6wh2-4mfc

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-76217(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
python-git3.1.30-1 ... 3.1.61-1 (11 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
python-git3.1.44-1, 3.1.45-1, 3.1.46-1, 3.1.50-1, 3.1.61-1——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
python-git3.1.44-1, 3.1.45-1, 3.1.46-1, 3.1.50-13.1.61-1—
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
gitpython0.1.7 ... 3.1.9 (110 versions)3.1.58—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 72× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-18 19:58 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-17 21:34 UTCEG score recompute
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  5. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  11. 2026-09-12 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-09-10 09:35 UTCEPSS rescore
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  17. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
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  19. 2026-09-08 08:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-07 09:36 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-07 09:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-06 10:29 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-06 10:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-05 12:05 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-05 12:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-04 13:37 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-04 13:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-03 15:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-02 21:20 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-02 21:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-01 19:59 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-01 19:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-01 04:40 UTCEPSS rescore
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  14. 2026-08-31 20:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-30 22:57 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-30 22:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-30 19:18 UTCEPSS rescore
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  19. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-30 00:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-29 02:08 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-29 02:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-27 22:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-27 00:11 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-08-27 00:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-08-26 01:46 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-08-26 01:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-08-25 03:22 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-08-25 03:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  34. 2026-08-25 02:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-08-24 06:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-23 08:16 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-08-23 08:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-08-22 09:52 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-08-22 09:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-08-21 11:28 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-08-21 11:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-08-20 13:04 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-08-20 13:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-19 14:26 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-08-19 14:12 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-08-19 14:12 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-76217?
CVE-2026-76217 is a medium vulnerability published on August 19, 2026. GitPython versions before 3.1.58 fail to validate options passed to git rm and git checkout commands in IndexFile.remove() and Head.checkout(). Attackers can supply --pathspec-from-file and --pathspec-file-nul parameters to read arbitrary files accessible to the process, with full file contents…
When was CVE-2026-76217 disclosed?
CVE-2026-76217 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 19, 2026, with the most recent update on September 3, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-76217 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-76217 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 70.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-76217?
CVE-2026-76217 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-76217?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-76217, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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