CVE-2026-71557CWE-22path-traversal

CVE-2026-71557

Medium · published August 7, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
34.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

go-git is an extensible git implementation library written in pure Go. Prior to 5.19.2 and 6.0.0-alpha.5, reference names are not sanitized before being used to construct on-disk paths under the reference storage directory, so a maliciously crafted reference name (for example containing directory-traversal sequences) can cause go-git to write files outside the intended reference storage directory. Versions 5.19.2 and 6.0.0-alpha.5 fix the issue.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00413 · 34.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-08-07T21:17Z
References (7)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 AUG 16:41Z
    go-git: Malicious reference names may modify files outside the reference storage
    cvelistv5