Vulnerability in Gitoxidelabs Gitoxide

CVE-2026-82252

gitoxide before 0.52.1 follows symlinks when reading the worktree .gitmodules file, allowing attackers to inject out-of-repository bytes into submodule metadata. Attackers can create a malicious repository with a symlinked .gitmodules pointing outside the repository tree, causing gitoxide to parse arbitrary external files as submodule configuration and expose attacker-controlled name, path, and url values.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-82252?
CVE-2026-82252 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gitoxidelabs Gitoxide, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-82252?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.