GHSA-crmc-f4m7-33fj

Duplicate Advisory: Arbitrary local file content disclosure via [include] directive in untrusted .gitmodules (SubmoduleConfigParser never disables merge_includes)

Published

2026-08-25

Modified

2026-09-08

Sources

github-advisory

Summary

## Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-7833-fr7j-v32q. This link is maintained to preserve external references. ## Original Description GitPython before 3.1.59 fails to disable merge_includes when parsing .gitmodules, allowing attackers to disclose local file content by including arbitrary file paths via [include] directives. Attackers can craft a malicious .gitmodules file with include directives pointing to sensitive files; when repo.submodules is accessed, GitConfigParser raises MissingSectionHeaderError embedding the target file's first line verbatim in the exception message.

Affected packages

Remediation: No patched version is listed by GitHub.

References

• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-crmc-f4m7-33fj