# CVE-2026-100689: GitPython before 3.1.62 Path Traversal via gitmodules path

- Also known as: GHSA-59CR-6R3X-644W
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.1.62
- Published: 2026-09-26 · Updated: 2026-10-08

## Affected

- gitpython-developers GitPython: fixed in 3.1.62
- gitpython (PyPI): fixed in 3.1.62

## Description

GitPython before 3.1.62 does not validate the `path` field read from an untrusted .gitmodules file when updating submodules. While a prior fix (GHSA-hmq2-w58f-27jc) added Submodule._validated_name() to constrain the `name` field, and GitPython's own containment guard Submodule._to_relative_path() is applied in add() and move(), Submodule.update() derives the absolute checkout location from the raw `path` value without that guard. A .gitmodules entry containing directory traversal components (e.g., path = ../../../tmp/escaped) can therefore cause directories to be created via os.makedirs() outside the repository working tree, populated from the submodule URL on the clone path, and removed via shutil.rmtree() when force_remove is used. Exploitation requires an application flow that updates submodules at a non-HEAD commit (such as a historical-commit API); the common clone-then-update flow re-derives the path from a canonical tree lookup and is not affected. The issue is fixed in GitPython 3.1.62.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gitpython-developers GitPython, gitpython, upgrade to a fixed version (3.1.62) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-59cr-6r3x-644w
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-before-3.1.62-path-traversal-via-gitmodules-path

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