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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2026-73624Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: gitpython project · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2026-73624Unknown / EvaluatingHIGH (raw)CVSS 8.1CWE-88

GitPython versions before 3.1.54 contain an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in the Diffable.diff method that fails to validate git options passed through kwargs

Published: 13 Aug 2026•Last updated: 24 Oct 2026, 08:40 PM IST•Source identifier: disclosure@vulncheck.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 2 / 3 · rule guidance not available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
8.1HIGH (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Metric sourcedisclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS probability
0.6%0.006
Percentile46th
Weakness type
CWE-88
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

GitPython versions before 3.1.54 contain an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in the Diffable.diff method that fails to validate git options passed through kwargs. Attackers can supply the --output argument via the other parameter or output kwarg to write patch content to attacker-chosen file paths at process privilege level.

SOC priority

High

Actively exploited (source statement)

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: SOC ecosystem technology relevance; HIGH severity; Source severity; no confirmed exploitation signal

Affected Products & Remediation

1 source-backed product
Affected products and versions (source)
  • gitpython project gitpython · < 3.1.54 · NVD CPE · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

Not provided by source

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
Unknown
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

No rule-based guidance for this vulnerability class

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
disclosure@vulncheck.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · NVD API
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:gitpython_project:gitpython:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

3 public sources
nvd.nist.govSource recordgithub.comSource recordvulncheck.comSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2026-73624
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2026-73624
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2026-73624"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
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