CVE-2026-44243
Publication date 7 May 2026
Last updated 6 June 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
GitPython is a python library used to interact with Git repositories. Prior to version 3.1.48, a vulnerability in GitPython allows attackers who can supply a crafted reference path to an application using GitPython to write, overwrite, move, or delete files outside the repository’s .git directory via insufficient validation of reference paths in reference creation, rename, and delete operations. This issue has been patched in version 3.1.48.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| python-git | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Fixed 3.1.46-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
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| 25.10 questing |
Vulnerable
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 3.1.37-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 3.1.24-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 3.0.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm4
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2.1.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm4
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| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of ESM support, was needs-triage | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 0.3.2~RC1-3ubuntu0.1~esm3
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| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.1 · High
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-8303-1
- GitPython vulnerabilities
- 26 May 2026