HIGH

CVE-2026-71556

2026-08-07 CVSS v3.1

CVSS

7.1

Description

go-git is an extensible git implementation library written in pure Go. Prior to 5.19.2 and 6.0.0-alpha.5, worktree operations (including checkout, status, and add) resolve symbolic links inside the working tree without confining resolution to the worktree boundary, so a maliciously crafted repository containing a symlink can cause go-git to read from or write to files outside the intended working directory when the repository is cloned and its worktree operations are used. Versions 5.19.2 and 6.0.0-alpha.5.

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-59 Link Following (Symlink)

EPSS Score

0.36%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

29.4th percentile

References

https://github.com/go-git/go-git/commit/008a78f2dd86f52544ddff8b8e8ddeecdf3f7aab https://github.com/go-git/go-git/commit/661d1c7f101d34e002a3cfcf8dbea5b7421d07ac https://github.com/go-git/go-git/releases/tag/v5.19.2 https://github.com/go-git/go-git/releases/tag/v6.0.0-alpha.5 https://github.com/go-git/go-git/security/advisories/GHSA-hc8v-wwc9-vgxm

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