What is CVE-2026-44471?

CVE-2026-44471 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitoxidelabs Gitoxide, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-44471?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Gitoxidelabs Gitoxide

CVE-2026-44471

gitoxide is an implementation of git written in Rust. Prior to 0.21.1, a malicious tree can be constructed that will, when checked out with gitoxide, permit writing an attacker-controlled symlink into any existing directory the user has wr…

EPSS: 0.000 (0.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gitoxidelabs Gitoxide — versions < 0.21.1
Gitoxidelabs Gix-fs

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-44471?: CVE-2026-44471 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitoxidelabs Gitoxide, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-44471?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.