CVE-2026-41506CWE-522
go-git Credential leak via cross-host redirect in smart HTTP transport
Medium · published May 8, 2026
What it is
go-git is an extensible git implementation library written in pure Go. Prior to versions 5.18.0 and 6.0.0-alpha.2, go-git may leak HTTP authentication credentials when following redirects during smart-HTTP clone and fetch operations. This issue has been patched in versions 5.18.0 and 6.0.0-alpha.2.
The record
Technical detail
- CVSS v3.1
- 4.7 · MEDIUM
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CVSS v4.0
- Not supplied
- EPSS
- 0.00259 · 16.6th percentile
- Weakness
- CWE-522 · Insufficiently Protected Credentials
- Published
- 2026-05-08T13:43Z
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