# CVE-2026-44243: GitPython reference APIs has a path traversal vulnerability that allows arbitrary file write and delete outside the repository

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-44243-gitpython-reference-apis-has-a-path-traversal-vulnerability-that  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-05-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-44243 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.1 · Published 2026-05-07

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.

Technologies: [Gitpython Project Gitpython](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/gitpython), [gitpython (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pypi-gitpython). Vendors: [Gitpython Project](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/gitpython-project), [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-44243 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-44243 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-44243?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.1, published 7 May 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** gitpython (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.1.48.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-44243?** Yes. gitpython (PyPI): upgrade to 3.1.48 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-44243?** Check whether you run Gitpython Project Gitpython or gitpython (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- gitpython (PyPI): upgrade to 3.1.48 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "gitpython>=3.1.48"
  ```


## Affected products

- Gitpython Project Gitpython
- gitpython (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.1.48

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-44243
- GHSA-7545-fcxq-7j24
- PYSEC-2026-2162

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