highCVSS 8.1Vulnerability

GHSA-4gmw-gg2m-w46p

## Summary `IndexFile.from_tree`, `IndexFile.reset` (→ from_tree) and `IndexFile.merge_tree` append caller-influenced treeish strings positionally to `git read-tree` with no unsafe-option guard, no `allow_unsafe_options` parameter, and no `--` separator. `git read-tree --index-output=<file>` writes the resulting index to an arbitrary path, and last-occurrence-wins lets an injected `--index-output` override the method's internal temp path — clobbering an arbitrary file with a valid git-index blob. This is a distinct, never-guarded sink: commit `3af0c251` (GHSA-3f7w-8rr8-f37f) guarded only `checkout_index` and `tag`; `read_tree` was left unprotected (it is among the acknowledged unguarded call sites in that advisory's sweep but was never reported or fixed). ## Root Cause `from_tree` (index/base.py:388), `reset` (delegates to from_tree), and `merge_tree` (index/base.py:291) call `repo.git.read_tree(*arg_list)` with no `check_unsafe_options` and no `--`. The treeish is caller-influenced and positional. ## Impact Arbitrary file overwrite / destruction at the privileges of the host process. Content is constrained to a git-index blob (not attacker-chosen, so not RCE), but the target path is fully attacker-controlled — corrupting/truncating configs or destroying files at attacker-chosen writable locations = I:H + A:H (per the skill's "overwrite-any-path = I:H" rule). Pure VALUE control (positional treeish). Default configuration. ## Proof of Concept ```python IndexFile.from_tree(repo, "--index-output=/home/victim/.bashrc") # target overwritten with a valid git-index blob (DIRC...) ``` ## Attack Chain 1. Entry: app calls `IndexFile.from_tree(repo, treeish)` / `reset(commit=…)` / `merge_tree(base=…, rhs=…)` with attacker `treeish="--index-output=/home/victim/.bashrc"`. 2. Check: NONE — the methods have no `allow_unsafe_options` and never call `check_unsafe_options`. 3. Sink: `repo.git.read_tree(*arg_list)` — no `--`. argv (from_tree, observed): `['git','read-tree','--inde

Properties

ghsa_id
GHSA-4gmw-gg2m-w46p
severity
high
summary
GitPython: Unguarded git read-tree option forwarding in IndexFile.from_tree/reset/merge_tree enables arbitrary file overwrite
cvss_score
8.1
cve_id
GHSA-4gmw-gg2m-w46p
cvss_vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
is_ghsa_only
true
ghsa_published
2026-08-07T15:33:57Z
source_url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4gmw-gg2m-w46p
ghsa_updated
2026-08-07T15:34:01Z

Related Entities (4)

VULNERABLE_TO (1)

[Software]pip/GitPython

AFFECTS (1)

[Software]pip/GitPython

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

[Weakness]Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

REPORTED_BY (1)

[Source]GitHub Advisory Database

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