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GHSA-6F8Q-F8PX-CXHW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-28 12:30 – Updated: 2026-08-28 12:30

Details

gitoxide (Rust crates gix <= 0.72.0 and gix-validate <= 0.10.0) contains a path traversal vulnerability. The submodule name validation function in gix-validate only checks the first occurrence of '..' via name.find(b".."), allowing crafted names such as 'a..b/../../../.git/' to bypass the check; additionally this validation is never invoked in production code paths. Combined with a trust inheritance flaw in Submodule::open(), where the parent repository's git_dir_trust (Trust::Full) is cloned and the ownership verification is skipped, an attacker can craft a malicious .gitmodules file so that a victim tool built on gitoxide reads arbitrary git repository configuration (including embedded credentials) with full trust, bypassing safe-directory protections. Fixed in gix 0.82.0 and gix-validate 0.11.1.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

8.7 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2026-82253 (GCVE-0-2026-82253)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-28 10:49 – Updated: 2026-08-31 18:34

Title

gitoxide before 0.82.0 Path Traversal via Submodule Name Validation Bypass

Summary

Severity

8.7 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-31 18:33 UTC

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

VulnCheck CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard B 84/100 over 6106 records in the last 180 days details

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/security…	vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitoxide-bef…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
GitoxideLabs	gitoxide	Affected: 0 , < 0.82.0 (semver) Unaffected: 0.82.0 (semver)
GitoxideLabs	gitoxide	Affected: 0 , < 0.11.1 (semver) Unaffected: 0.11.1 (semver)

Date Public

2026-04-25 00:00

Credits

kodareef5

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