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CVE-2026-71557 (GCVE-0-2026-71557)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-07 16:41 – Updated: 2026-08-07 17:55
VLAI
Title
go-git: Malicious reference names may modify files outside the reference storage
Summary
go-git is an extensible git implementation library written in pure Go. Prior to 5.19.2 and 6.0.0-alpha.5, reference names are not sanitized before being used to construct on-disk paths under the reference storage directory, so a maliciously crafted reference name (for example containing directory-traversal sequences) can cause go-git to write files outside the intended reference storage directory. Versions 5.19.2 and 6.0.0-alpha.5 fix the issue.
Severity
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-07 17:53 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
go-git go-git Affected: < 5.19.2
Affected: >= 6.0.0-alpha.1, < 6.0.0-alpha.5
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