# OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21874-1: python-GitPython security update

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21874-1, released September 18, 2026, fixes 26 CVEs in python-GitPython (version 3.1.44-160000.4.1). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21874-1
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Sep 18, 2026
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2026-73623, high severity)
- CVEs: 26, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:21874-1

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [python-GitPython](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python-gitpython.md) | opensuse-leap 16.0 | 3.1.44-160000.4.1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2026-73623](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-73623.md) | High | python-git: GitPython before 3.1.54 contains an incomplete denylist in unsafe_git_clone_options that omits --template, allowing a... | 8.8 | 0.0096 |  |
| [CVE-2026-76218](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-76218.md) | High | python-git: GitPython before 3.1.58 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in Repo.init that forwards unsafe git options... | 8.8 | 0.0072 |  |
| [CVE-2026-69097](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-69097.md) | High | python-git: GitPython before 3.1.53 fails to properly escape section names in git config files, allowing attackers to inject arbi... | 7.3 | 0.0027 |  |
| [CVE-2026-67326](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-67326.md) | High | python-git: GitPython before 3.1.50 fails to validate newline characters in the section parameter of config_writer(), allowing at... | 7.8 | 0.0025 |  |
| [CVE-2026-78675](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-78675.md) | High | python-git: GitPython before 3.1.59 fails to disable merge_includes when parsing .gitmodules, allowing attackers to disclose loca... | 7.8 | 0.0018 |  |
| [CVE-2026-67325](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-67325.md) | Routine | python-git: GitPython before 3.1.51 contains an incomplete command injection blocklist that fails to account for git's long-optio... | n/a | 0.0221 |  |
| [CVE-2026-67323](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-67323.md) | Routine | python-git: GitPython before 3.1.51 fails to guard against dangerous Git options passed as keyword arguments in Repo.archive() an... | n/a | 0.0125 |  |
| [CVE-2026-73625](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-73625.md) | Routine | python-git: GitPython versions before 3.1.54 contain a remote code execution vulnerability in the check_unsafe_options guard that... | n/a | 0.0068 |  |
| [CVE-2026-78677](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-78677.md) | Routine | python-git: GitPython before 3.1.59 omits --separate-git-dir from unsafe_git_clone_options, allowing attackers to create arbitrar... | n/a | 0.0065 |  |
| [CVE-2026-76220](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-76220.md) | Routine | python-git: GitPython before 3.1.58 contains a command execution vulnerability in the check_unsafe_options guard that can be bypa... | n/a | 0.0059 |  |
| [CVE-2026-73620](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-73620.md) | Routine | python-git: GitPython before 3.1.57 fails to guard git option forwarding in IndexFile.checkout() and TagReference.create(), allow... | n/a | 0.0057 |  |
| [CVE-2026-78676](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-78676.md) | Routine | python-git: GitPython before 3.1.59 fails to safely re-serialize multi-line git-config values during write operations, corrupting... | n/a | 0.0056 |  |
| [CVE-2026-73624](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-73624.md) | Routine | python-git: GitPython versions before 3.1.54 contain an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in the Diffable.diff method that f... | n/a | 0.0055 |  |
| [CVE-2026-76219](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-76219.md) | Routine | python-git: GitPython versions before 3.1.58 contain an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in IndexFile.from_tree, IndexFile.... | n/a | 0.0054 |  |
| [CVE-2026-87819](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-87819.md) | Routine | python-git: GitPython before 3.1.60 contains a regular expression denial of service vulnerability in Actor.name_email_regex that... | n/a | 0.0052 |  |
| [CVE-2026-73622](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-73622.md) | Routine | python-git: GitPython before 3.1.55 fails to disable environment variable expansion in Remote.create() and Submodule.add() URL ha... | n/a | 0.0051 |  |
| [CVE-2026-76221](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-76221.md) | Routine | python-git: GitPython before 3.1.58 contains a config-name injection vulnerability in the option-name validator that allows attac... | n/a | 0.0049 |  |
| [CVE-2026-76222](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-76222.md) | Routine | python-git: GitPython before 3.1.58 fails to validate submodule names from .gitmodules files, allowing attackers to create Git re... | n/a | 0.0042 |  |
| [CVE-2026-87817](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-87817.md) | Routine | python-git: GitPython before 3.1.60 fails to properly validate the git directory location, allowing attackers to impersonate the... | n/a | 0.0042 |  |
| [CVE-2026-73619](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-73619.md) | Routine | python-git: GitPython before 3.1.57 contains an incomplete denylist in the unsafe_git_archive_options guard that omits --add-file... | n/a | 0.0041 |  |
| [CVE-2026-76217](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-76217.md) | Routine | python-git: GitPython versions before 3.1.58 fail to validate options passed to git rm and git checkout commands in IndexFile.rem... | n/a | 0.0041 |  |
| [CVE-2026-78678](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-78678.md) | Routine | python-git: GitPython versions before 3.1.59 contain an incomplete denylist in the unsafe_git_revision_options guard that omits -... | n/a | 0.0041 |  |
| [CVE-2026-87818](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-87818.md) | Routine | python-git: GitPython 3.1.59 fails to restrict the --no-index option in the high-level diff API, allowing attackers to read arbit... | n/a | 0.0041 |  |
| [CVE-2026-73621](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-73621.md) | Routine | python-git: GitPython before 3.1.56 contains an argument injection vulnerability in the Commit.count() method, which forwards key... | n/a | 0.0036 |  |
| [CVE-2026-67322](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-67322.md) | Routine | python-git: GitPython before 3.1.52 is vulnerable to environment-variable exfiltration in Repo.clone_from() | n/a | 0.0033 |  |
| [CVE-2026-78679](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-78679.md) | Routine | python-git: GitPython before 3.1.59 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in TagReference.create() where a positional ref... | n/a | 0.0032 |  |

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