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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD5.4 Medium

CVE-2026-45571

go-git: Crafted repositories may modify main and submodule .git directories

Description

go-git is an extensible git implementation library written in pure Go. Prior to 5.19.1 and 6.0.0-alpha.4, a path validation issue in go-git could allow crafted repository data to affect files outside the intended checkout target, including the repository's .git directory. These validations were introduced in upstream Git years ago, so the vulnerability arose from go-git drifting from those checks. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.19.1 and 6.0.0-alpha.4.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

go-git go-git

  • < 5.19.1affected
  • >= 6.0.0-alpha.1, < 6.0.0-alpha.4affected

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