CVE-2026-45022CWE-180CWE-345

go-git: Improper parsing of specially crafted objects may lead to inconsistent interpretation compared to upstream Git

High · published May 27, 2026

CVSS v4.0
7.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

go-git is an extensible git implementation library written in pure Go. Prior to 5.19.0 and 6.0.0-alpha.3, go-git may parse malformed Git objects in a way that differs from upstream Git. When commit or tag objects contain ambiguous or malformed headers, go-git’s decoded representation may expose values differently from how Git itself would interpret or reject the same object. Additionally, go-git’s commit signing and verification logic operates over commit data reconstructed from go-git’s parsed representation rather than the original raw object bytes. As a result, go-git may sign or verify a commit payload that is not byte-for-byte equivalent to the object stored in the repository. This can cause a signature to appear valid for a commit whose displayed or effective metadata differs from the object that was intended to be signed. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.19.0 and 6.0.0-alpha.3.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
7.0 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N
EPSS
0.00159 · 4.7th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-180 · Incorrect Behavior Order: Validate Before Canonicalize; CWE-345 · Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Published
2026-05-27T14:54Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 MAY 14:54Z
    go-git: Improper parsing of specially crafted objects may lead to inconsistent interpretation compared to upstream Git
    cvelistv5