Bug 2525284

Summary: CVE-2026-76222 GitPython: GitPython: Arbitrary file creation via path traversal in .gitmodules submodule names [epel-all]
Product: [Fedora] Fedora EPEL Reporter: Jon Weiser <jweiser>
Component: GitPythonAssignee: Lubomír Sedlář <lsedlar>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: epel10CC: athoscribeiro, carlwgeorge, code, igor.raits, lsedlar
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Description Jon Weiser 2026-08-27 20:40:40 UTC 
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GitPython before 3.1.58 fails to validate submodule names from .gitmodules files, allowing attackers to create Git repositories at arbitrary filesystem paths outside the intended clone directory. Attackers can craft malicious repositories with traversal sequences in submodule names that GitPython processes during submodule initialization, creating attacker-controlled Git repositories at escaped filesystem locations.
Comment 1 Ben Beasley 2026-08-27 21:08:45 UTC 
GitPython >=3.1.58 is already in all EPEL branches, except EPEL8 where it cannot be updated.