VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-41506
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.
HIGH 7.4EPSS 0.26%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.26% probability · 18th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-522
- Affected
- go-git project/go-git
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/go-git/go-git/releases/tag/v5.18.0Product, Release Notes
- https://github.com/go-git/go-git/releases/tag/v6.0.0-alpha.2Product, Release Notes
- https://github.com/go-git/go-git/security/advisories/GHSA-3xc5-wrhm-f963Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.