CVE-2026-71557
go-git: Malicious reference names may modify files outside the reference storage
02 Description
go-git: Malicious reference names may modify files outside the reference storage
03 Exploitation and scoring
- 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.
- EPSS probability
- 0.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 35.3% 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
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-10.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-08-07 16:41Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-07 17:55Z2 MO 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
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/go-git/go-git/security/advisories/GHSA-qgq7-7hm3-q39j
- github.comhttps://github.com/go-git/go-git/pull/2247
- github.comhttps://github.com/go-git/go-git/pull/2254
- github.comhttps://github.com/go-git/go-git/commit/4a0e66d555de5f9a30c31e2df64f445f42bd01e7
- github.comhttps://github.com/go-git/go-git/commit/da9f7d8a0e98b475600177348d6ece384a370f36
- github.comhttps://github.com/go-git/go-git/releases/tag/v5.19.2
- github.comhttps://github.com/go-git/go-git/releases/tag/v6.0.0-alpha.5
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- golang-github-go-git-go-git No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- golang-github-go-git-go-git No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- golang-github-go-git-go-git Fixed in 5.19.2-1
- golang-github-go-git-go-git-v6 Fixed in 6.0.0~alpha.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- golang-github-go-git-go-git No fix yet
- golang-github-go-git-go-git-v6 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS
- golang-github-go-git-go-git No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS
- golang-github-go-git-go-git No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS
- golang-github-go-git-go-git No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.