CVE-2026-71557

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...

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

Impact A path traversal issue in go-git could allow malicious reference names to access files outside the repository's intended reference storage. Loose references are stored under .git/. The reference name was previously used as a path without verifying that the resolved path remained within the...

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

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...

CVE-2026-71557

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...