CVE-2026-715576.3MediumCWE-22

CVE-2026-71557: go-git: Malicious reference names may modify files outside the reference storage

go-git

Affected: go-git · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

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0.4%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

36th percentile

050100

Higher than 36% of scored CVEs

6.3MediumCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

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 products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

go-git · go-git< 5.19.2; >= 6.0.0-alpha.1, < 6.0.0-alpha.5

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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Path Traversal · File and Path Handling
Vendor: go-git
Published: August 2026
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), August 2026

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