go-git: Malicious reference names may modify files outside the reference storage
33Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.
ssvc Attendcvss 6.3epss 0.3%
from disclosure to weapon1 days
Published on NVDAug 7
1st PoC+1d
exploitation probability
0.3%top 72% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
1 public exploit(s)
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Affected products
go-git · go-gitpublic PoCs found — 1
githubgithub.com/Saku0512/CVE-2026-71557-poc★ 0⚠ Public resources, to assess the exposure of systems you control or are authorized to test. Test only with authorization.
References
https://github.com/go-git/go-git/commit/4a0e66d555de5f9a30c31e2df64f445f42bd01e7https://github.com/go-git/go-git/commit/da9f7d8a0e98b475600177348d6ece384a370f36https://github.com/go-git/go-git/pull/2247https://github.com/go-git/go-git/pull/2254https://github.com/go-git/go-git/releases/tag/v5.19.2https://github.com/go-git/go-git/releases/tag/v6.0.0-alpha.5https://github.com/go-git/go-git/security/advisories/GHSA-qgq7-7hm3-q39j