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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD6.3 Medium

CVE-2026-71557

go-git: Malicious reference names may modify files outside the reference storage

Description

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.

Affected products

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

go-git go-git

  • < 5.19.2affected
  • >= 6.0.0-alpha.1, < 6.0.0-alpha.5affected

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