Upstream information

CVE-2026-73621 at MITRE

Description

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).

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Pending

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (VulnCheck) SUSE
Base Score 5.4 5.4
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Network Network
Attack Complexity Low Low
Privileges Required Low Low
User Interaction None None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None None
Integrity Impact Low Low
Availability Impact Low Low
CVSSv3 Version 3.1 3.1
CVSS v4 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (VulnCheck) SUSE
Base Score 5.3 5.3
Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Network Network
Attack Complexity Low Low
Attack Requirements None None
Privileges Required Low Low
User Interaction None None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None None
Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low Low
Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low Low
Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None None
Subsequent System Integrity Impact None None
Subsequent System Availability Impact None None
CVSSv4 Version 4.0 4.0
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1275757 [IN_PROGRESS]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • python313-GitPython >= 3.1.59-2.1
  • python314-GitPython >= 3.1.59-2.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2026-11566


Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP7 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 python-GitPython Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 python-GitPython Released
openSUSE Leap 16.0 python-GitPython Affected
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP4 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP5 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP6 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 python-GitPython Affected
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS python-GitPython Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 python-GitPython Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.4 python-GitPython Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.5 python-GitPython Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.6 python-GitPython Affected


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Thu Aug 20 21:17:04 2026
CVE page last modified: Sat Aug 22 11:41:39 2026