CVE-2026-71557

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.3
Exploit probability—
ProductGithub.com/go-git/go-git/v5
PublishedAug 7, 2026
First seenAug 7, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • github.com/go-git/go-git/v55.19.2 or later
  • github.com/go-git/go-git/v66.0.0-alpha.5 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
github.com/go-git/go-git/v5Gov < 5.19.25.19.2
github.com/go-git/go-git/v6Gov < 6.0.0-alpha.56.0.0-alpha.5

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