CVE-2026-78675

Description

GitPython before 3.1.59 fails to disable merge_includes when parsing .gitmodules, allowing attackers to disclose local file content by including arbitrary file paths via [include] directives. Attackers can craft a malicious .gitmodules file with include directives pointing to sensitive files; when repo.submodules is accessed, GitConfigParser raises MissingSectionHeaderError embedding the target file's first line verbatim in the exception message.

Weakness classification

• disclosure@vulncheck.com: CWE-73

Primary references

• disclosure@vulncheck.com — Exploit, Vendor Advisory, Mitigation
• disclosure@vulncheck.com — Third Party Advisory
• 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 — Exploit, Vendor Advisory, Mitigation