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CVE-2026-41506

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-gi

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7 EPSS 0.00075
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Weakness Classification

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
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Affected Products & Versions

2
go-git project go-git< 5.18.0
go-git project go-gitall versions
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Affected Packages

2
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Go github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 MODERATE fixed in 5.18.0
Go github.com/go-git/go-git/v6 MODERATE fixed in 6.0.0-alpha.2
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Scoring & Timeline

4.7
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD08 May 2026 · 02:16 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

5
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2026:10803-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2026:10765-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2026:10771-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2026:20720-1
rhsaRHSA-2026:17669Moderate
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/go-git/go-git/releases/tag/v5.18.0ProductRelease Notes
https://github.com/go-git/go-git/releases/tag/v6.0.0-alpha.2ProductRelease Notes
https://github.com/go-git/go-git/security/advisories/GHSA-3xc5-wrhm-f963Vendor Advisory
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