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.
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Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | GitPython before 3.1.59 Local File Content Disclosure via .gitmodules | |
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Gitpython Project
Gitpython Project gitpython |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-73 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:gitpython_project:gitpython:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Gitpython Project
Gitpython Project gitpython |
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-25T01:30:32.739Z
Reserved: 2026-08-25T01:17:12.262Z
Link: CVE-2026-78675
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-25T02:16:51.887
Modified: 2026-08-25T02:16:51.887
Link: CVE-2026-78675
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