Symlink Attack Affecting github.com/go-git/go-git package, versions >=0.0.0
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published16 Aug 2026
- disclosed7 Aug 2026
- creditkodareef5, HughLewis20
Introduced: 7 Aug 2026
NewCVE-2026-71556 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for github.com/go-git/go-git.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack in worktree_fs.go and worktree.go are vulnerable to symlink traversal in filesystem-backed worktrees. An attacker can modify or overwrite files outside the intended worktree by placing a symlink in the tree and then triggering a worktree operation, such as checkout, create, rename, or remove, against a path that resolves through that link. This can redirect writes into the repository’s .git metadata or another external target, leading to arbitrary file write and corruption of repository state, which can break subsequent Git operations and expose or alter files the application did not intend to touch.