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CVE-2026-78677

NVD HIGH 7.5 · published 2026-08-25 · 1 on the wire

GitPython before 3.1.59 omits --separate-git-dir from unsafe_git_clone_options, allowing attackers to create arbitrary git directories outside the intended clone destination. Attackers can pass a separate_git_dir parameter to Repo.clone_from() or Repo.clone() to redirect repository metadata to an attacker-controlled filesystem path, enabling arbitrary directory creation and potential hook execution.

Exploited in the wild

Not on KEV

Not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue as of the last daily pull. Absence is not proof of safety.

EPSS · 30-day forecast

0%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 37th percentile of all CVEs. A forecast; KEV outranks it.

CVSS · NVD

7.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Internet exposure

No exposure census on this CVE's dispatches.

On the wire1
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