CVE-2026-71557

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

0.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 34.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Received. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-07.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

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 16:41Z28 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-08-07 17:55Z28 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-08-06

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

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

Data version

5.2

Document digest

d1cbc37266764d8723c273e73007d9d422f1132fffe7fe3c7282bb9568dd9556

• github.comhttps://github.com/go-git/go-git/security/advisories/GHSA-qgq7-7hm3-q39jx_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/go-git/go-git/pull/2247x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/go-git/go-git/pull/2254x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/go-git/go-git/commit/4a0e66d555de5f9a30c31e2df64f445f42bd01e7x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/go-git/go-git/commit/da9f7d8a0e98b475600177348d6ece384a370f36x_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