Relative Path Traversal Affecting githacker package, versions [,1.1.10)
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- published27 Sept 2026
- disclosed9 Sept 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 9 Sep 2026
NewCVE-2026-50024 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade githacker to version 1.1.10 or higher.
Overview
githacker is an A multiple threads tool to download the .git folder and rebuild git repository locally.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Relative Path Traversal via the add_head_file_tasks function. An attacker can access arbitrary local files and exfiltrate fragments of their contents by tricking a user into running the application against a malicious server that returns crafted .git/HEAD responses. This is only exploitable if the victim runs the tool against a URL controlled by the attacker.
Workaround
This vulnerability can be mitigated by running the application inside a disposable container and avoiding use with untrusted URLs.