CVE-2026-53584

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 25.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

4.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-26.

Red Hat severity

Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-08-20 18:35Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-20 19:48Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-06-09

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

fff4f874a63624bd506e6dcf70676d00d6ddd7123b018d1668af32fa223b66a4

• github.comhttps://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/security/advisories/GHSA-cw77-j82w-mchmx_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/419637d3587396f5d139d6d88480eab3cd81e7a1x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/467c2d95ed663df722f83a5960edf568514b128cx_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/commit/ec7371da9f359cd8293e9108e7a0b1c1b61b67c4x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v1.8.6x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases/tag/v1.9.5x_refsource_MISC