Insufficiently Protected Credentials Affecting scorecard package, versions <5.5.0-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-SCORECARD-16439635
  • published7 May 2026
  • disclosed8 May 2026

Introduced: 7 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-41506  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-522  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard scorecard to version 5.5.0-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream scorecard package and not the scorecard package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

go-git is an extensible git implementation library written in pure Go. Prior to versions 5.18.0 and 6.0.0-alpha.2, go-git may leak HTTP authentication credentials when following redirects during smart-HTTP clone and fetch operations. This issue has been patched in versions 5.18.0 and 6.0.0-alpha.2.