{"cve":"CVE-2026-82252","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-28T12:16:37.887","modified":"2026-08-29T14:16:37.800","status":"Deferred","description":"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_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-59"],"references":["https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/security/advisories/GHSA-pg4w-g64p-qwhj","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitoxide-before-0.52.1-repository-boundary-violation-via-symlinked-gitmodules","https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/security/advisories/GHSA-pg4w-g64p-qwhj"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:50:50.842544443+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-82252","score":0.00522,"percentile":0.44351,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-pg4w-g64p-qwhj","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-pg4w-g64p-qwhj","summary":"gix and gitoxide's symlinked .gitmodules are followed and parsed from outside of the repository","modified":"2026-09-10T03:51:06.546736627Z","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."]}