CVE-2026-71556

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

0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 29.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.1 (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:H/A:L

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-10.

Red Hat severity

Important. 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

2026-08-07 16:37Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-07 16:58Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-08-06

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.1)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

b301ff9a873a89abf84df35298c6bbadf67c9611fde5319e2652f7609e7b9e7b

• github.comhttps://github.com/go-git/go-git/security/advisories/GHSA-hc8v-wwc9-vgxmx_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/go-git/go-git/commit/008a78f2dd86f52544ddff8b8e8ddeecdf3f7aabx_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/go-git/go-git/commit/661d1c7f101d34e002a3cfcf8dbea5b7421d07acx_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/go-git/go-git/releases/tag/v5.19.2x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/go-git/go-git/releases/tag/v6.0.0-alpha.5x_refsource_MISC