🛡️ CVE-2026-41506 on Debian — golang-github-go-git-go-git

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

go-git is an extensible git implementation library written in pure Go. Prior to versions 5.18.0 and 6.0.0-alpha.2, go-git may leak HTTP authentication credentials when following redirects during smart-HTTP clone and fetch operations. This issue has been patched in versions 5.18.0 and 6.0.0-alpha.2.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-41506 as tracked by Debian, for the package golang-github-go-git-go-git. The fix is available in version 5.19.1-1; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.

Affected software

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41506 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • golang-github-go-git-go-git (fixed in 5.19.1-1)
  • golang-github-go-git-go-git-v6 (fixed in 6.0.0~alpha4-1)

Timeline and source

Published on 8 May 2026 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

security-tracker.debian.org (Advisory)

CVE-2026-41506 on other distributions

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-05-08
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-08-04
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
golang-github-go-git-go-git — 5.19.1-1
golang-github-go-git-go-git-v6 — 6.0.0~alpha4-1

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