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.
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GHSA-qgq7-7hm3-q39j | go-git: Malicious reference names may modify files outside the reference storage |
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Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Title | go-git: Malicious reference names may modify files outside the reference storage | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
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Updated: 2026-08-07T16:41:31.070Z
Reserved: 2026-08-06T21:24:15.376Z
Link: CVE-2026-71557
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