CVE-2023-41040 — GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories

GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. In order to resolve some git references, GitPython reads files from the `.git` directory, in some places the name of the file being read is provided by the user, GitPython doesn't check if this file is loc

01What is this vulnerability?

GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. In order to resolve some git references, GitPython reads files from the `.git` directory, in some places the name of the file being read is provided by the user, GitPython doesn't check if this file is located outside the `.git` directory. This allows an attacker to make GitPython read any file from the system. This…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
gitpython-developers	GitPython	< 3.1.37

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-08-30T21:07:42.263Z
• Last modified: 2025-11-03T21:49:29.315Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-cwvm-…
• github.com — https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/pull/1672
• github.com — https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/74e55ee4544867e1bd976b7…
• github.com — https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/commit/e98f57b81f792f0f5e18d33…
• github.com — https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/blob/1c8310d7cae144f74a671cbe1…
• github.com — https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/releases/tag/3.1.37
• github.com — https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/gitpython/PYSEC-2023-1…
• lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00036.html