Vulnerability GHSA-59cr-6r3x-644w

Affected: GitPython 3.1.61 (latest release) and main — git/objects/submodule/base.py. git diff 3.1.61 origin/main -- git/objects/submodule/ is empty, so both are identical here.

Appendix — EVIDENCE_gitpython_path_unguarded_20260901.txt (inlined; advisories accept no attachments)

=== EVIDENCE: GitPython — the .gitmodules 'path' field reaches os.makedirs()/clone unguarded ===
Mon Aug 31 18:45:22 UTC 2026

--- artifact: tag 3.1.61 (latest release); git diff 3.1.61 origin/main -- git/objects/submodule/ is empty ---

--- the containment guard GitPython owns, and its only two call sites ---
33:    _to_relative_path,
400:    def _to_relative_path(cls, parent_repo: "Repo", path: PathLike) -> PathLike:
407:            path = _to_relative_path(parent_repo.working_tree_dir, path)
542:        path = cls._to_relative_path(repo, path)
1041:        module_checkout_path = self._to_relative_path(self.repo, module_path)

--- the parent fix (_validated_name) call sites: it validates the NAME ---
309:    def _validated_name(cls, name: str) -> str:
321:        name = cls._validated_name(name)
541:        cls._validated_name(name)
788:            self._validated_name(self.name)
1040:        self._validated_name(self.name)
1181:        self._validated_name(self.name)
1439:        self._validated_name(self.name)
1440:        self._validated_name(new_name)
1489:        self._validated_name(self.name)

--- update(): name validated, path not; abspath -> os.makedirs ---

        try:
            self._validated_name(self.name)

            # ENSURE REPO IS PRESENT AND UP-TO-DATE
                # END early abort if init is not allowed

                checkout_module_abspath = self.abspath
                module_abspath = self._module_abspath(self.repo, self.path, self.name)

                # ``git submodule deinit`` leaves the repository in
                # ``.git/modules`` and empties the checkout. Reconnect that retained
                # repository instead of trying to clone over it.
                if not dry_run and osp.isdir(module_abspath):
                    try:
                        git.Repo(module_abspath)
                    except InvalidGitRepositoryError:
                        pass
                    else:
                        if osp.lexists(checkout_module_abspath) and (
                            osp.islink(checkout_module_abspath)
                            or not osp.isdir(checkout_module_abspath)
                            or os.listdir(checkout_module_abspath)
                        ):
                            raise OSError(
                                "Module directory at %r does already exist and is non-empty" % checkout_module_abspath
                            )
                        os.makedirs(checkout_module_abspath, exist_ok=True)
                        self._write_git_file_and_module_config(checkout_module_abspath, module_abspath)
                        mrepo = git.Repo(checkout_module_abspath)

--- where self.path comes from (raw .gitmodules value) ---
    def _set_cache_(self, attr: str) -> None:
        if attr in ("path", "_url", "_branch_path"):
            reader: SectionConstraint = self.config_reader()
            # Default submodule values.
            try:
                self.path = reader.get("path")
            except cp.NoSectionError as e: