{"cve":"CVE-2026-82251","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-28T12:16:37.113","modified":"2026-08-29T14:16:37.677","status":"Deferred","description":"gitoxide before 0.52.1 fails to validate submodule names from .gitmodules configuration, allowing path traversal when deriving submodule git directories. Attackers can craft malicious submodule names with traversal segments to redirect state() and open() functions to repositories outside .git/modules, causing repository confusion and inspection of attacker-controlled repositories.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":8.7},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/security/advisories/GHSA-fr8x-3vfx-f45h","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitoxide-before-0.52.1-path-traversal-via-submodule-name","https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/security/advisories/GHSA-fr8x-3vfx-f45h"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:50:50.842544443+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-82251","score":0.00522,"percentile":0.4435,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-fr8x-3vfx-f45h","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-fr8x-3vfx-f45h","summary":"gix and gitoxide: unvalidated submodule name traverses out of .git/modules and redirects state() / open() to another repository","modified":"2026-09-10T03:51:05.722846150Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"crates.io","name":"gitoxide","purl":"pkg:cargo/gitoxide","ranges":["<0.52.1"],"fixed":["0.52.1"]},{"ecosystem":"crates.io","name":"gix","purl":"pkg:cargo/gix","ranges":["<0.83.0"],"fixed":["0.83.0"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}