CVE-2026-73621

python-git: GitPython before 3.1.56 contains an argument injection vulnerability in the Commit.count() method, which forwards key...

CVE-2026-73621 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73621, released September 4, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
No vendor severity
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0036
30th percentile

GitPython before 3.1.56 contains an argument injection vulnerability in the Commit.count() method, which forwards keyword arguments to 'git rev-list' without the check_unsafe_options guard present in the sibling iter_items method. An attacker who can control options passed to Commit.count (e.g., via an application that forwards a user-supplied options dict) can supply output=<path>, causing 'git rev-list --output=<path>' to open and truncate the target file to zero bytes before revision parsing. This allows destruction/blanking of an arbitrary file at the process's privilege level (no content control, 0-byte truncation).

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
python-GitPython · opensuse-leap 16.0 3.1.44-160000.4.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21874-1 Sep 18, 2026
python-GitPython · sles 15.6 3.1.34.1693646983.2a2ae77-150400.9.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4072-1 Sep 8, 2026
python-GitPython · sles 15.7 3.1.34.1693646983.2a2ae77-150400.9.8.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4072-1 Sep 8, 2026
python-git · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 3.1.30-1+deb12u3 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73621 Sep 4, 2026
python-git · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 3.1.44-1+deb13u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73621 Sep 4, 2026
python-git · Debian 14 3.1.61-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-73621 Sep 4, 2026

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