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CVE-2026-110860: GitPython 3.1.62 before 3.2.0 Symlink Path Traversal via Submodule.move()

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-14 · updated 2026-10-26
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

GitPython from 3.1.62 before 3.2.0 contains a symlink-following flaw in Submodule.move(), which checks the destination only lexically and does not reject symbolic links in intermediate path components. An untrusted repository can commit a symlink such as vendor pointing outside the worktree, so an application moving an initialized submodule beneath it relocates the checkout externally and corrupts the index and .gitmodules.

Affected products

• Pypi Gitpython: before 3.2.0; 0.1.7, 0.2.0-beta1, 0.3.0-beta1, 0.3.0-beta2, 0.3.1-beta2, 0.3.2 (+109) — fixed in 3.2.0
• gitpython-developers GitPython: from 3.1.62 before 3.2.0 — fixed in 3.2.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Pypi Gitpython 3.2.0; gitpython-developers GitPython 3.2.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-gq48-pqfc-9p58
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitpython-3.1.62-before-3.2.0-symlink-path-traversal-via-submodule-move
• https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/security/advisories/GHSA-gq48-pqfc-9p58

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