GHSA-hc8v-wwc9-vgxm: github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 (CVE-2026-71556)

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed in
github.com/go-git/go-git/v5	Go	<5.19.2	5.19.2
github.com/go-git/go-git/v6	Go	<6.0.0-alpha.5	6.0.0-alpha.5

Machine-written summary

Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.

Versions of github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 before 5.19.2 and github.com/go-git/go-git/v6 before 6.0.0-alpha.5 are affected. Worktree operations could follow existing symbolic links in the worktree and write outside the intended path, including into the repository's .git directory and its configuration. Exploitation requires an attacker who can introduce or control a symbolic link in the worktree and cause the application to write through it. Upgrade to go-git v5 5.19.2 or v6 6.0.0-alpha.5.

Written 1 Nov 2026.

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Severity and exploitation

Score	Rating	CVSS	Vector	Source
7.1	High	3.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L	CNA (GitHub_M)

CISA KEV Not listed.
EPSS 0.0036, the 29th percentile, on 14 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

31 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC First seen by agentprime
31 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC Confirmed by OSV

Sources

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