CVE-2026-50024 (GCVE-0-2026-50024)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-15 15:01 – Updated: 2026-09-16 15:48
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
GitHacker: Path traversal in ref/hash parsing enables existence oracle and hex-fragment exfiltration via a malicious .git server
Summary
GitHacker is a tool that restores Git repositories from exposed .git directories. In 1.1.7 and earlier, add_head_file_tasks parses an attacker-controlled ref path from .git/HEAD and joins unvalidated path segments onto temp_dst/.git/logs/, allowing a malicious server to make GitHacker read an arbitrary local file when a victim runs the tool against the server's URL. add_hashes_parsed then scans the file for 40-character hexadecimal substrings and requests each match through .git/objects using the first two characters and remaining characters as path components, creating an attacker-observable existence oracle and disclosing matching hexadecimal fragments. Complete file contents are not returned, and the add_folder and add_task write path in shipped version 1.1.7 does not permit an escape. This issue is fixed in repository version 1.1.9.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-16 15:48 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/WangYihang/GitHacker/security/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/WangYihang/GitHacker/pull/65 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/WangYihang/GitHacker/commit/16… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/WangYihang/GitHacker/commit/5f… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WangYihang | GitHacker |
Affected:
< 1.1.8
|
guessed |
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