What is CVE-2026-44740?

CVE-2026-44740 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Go-git Go-billy, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-06-01.

How severe is CVE-2026-44740?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Go-git Go-billy

CVE-2026-44740

Billy is an interface filesystem abstraction for Go. Prior to versions 5.9.0 and 6.0.0-alpha.1, multiple components may improperly handle crafted or malformed input, resulting in panics, infinite loops, uncontrolled recursion, or excessive…

EPSS: 0.000 (11.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Go-git Go-billy — versions < 5.9.0, < 6.0.0-alpha.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-44740?: CVE-2026-44740 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Go-git Go-billy, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-06-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-44740?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.