CVE-2026-71556

HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.1 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 71% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — Patch released this week
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

go-git is an extensible git implementation library written in pure Go. Prior to 5.19.2 and 6.0.0-alpha.5, worktree operations (including checkout, status, and add) resolve symbolic links inside the working tree without confining resolution to the worktree boundary, so a maliciously crafted repository containing a symlink can cause go-git to read from or write to files outside the intended working directory when the repository is cloned and its worktree operations are used. Versions 5.19.2 and 6.0.0-alpha.5.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
29%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 7, 2026

Last Modified

September 10, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Aug 7, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github, github_commit, github_release.
github_release Patch Available

v6.0.0-alpha.5

Patch available: go-git/go-git v6.0.0-alpha.5 (pre-release)

https://github.com/go-git/go-git/releases/tag/v6.0.0-alpha.5
github_release Patch Available

v5.19.2

Patch available: go-git/go-git v5.19.2

https://github.com/go-git/go-git/releases/tag/v5.19.2
github_commit Patch Available

commit 661d1c7f101d (go-git/go-git)

Patch available: go-git/go-git v6.0.0-alpha.5 (contains commit 661d1c7f101d)

https://github.com/go-git/go-git/commit/661d1c7f101d34e002a3cfcf8dbea5b7421d07ac
github_commit Patch Available

commit 008a78f2dd86 (go-git/go-git)

Patch available: go-git/go-git v5.19.2 (contains commit 008a78f2dd86)

https://github.com/go-git/go-git/commit/008a78f2dd86f52544ddff8b8e8ddeecdf3f7aab
github Patch Available

Worktree operations may follow symlinks · Advisory · go-git/go-git · GitHub

https://github.com/go-git/go-git/security/advisories/GHSA-hc8v-wwc9-vgxm

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-71556(10)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(8)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatflightctl-0:1.2.1-1.el92026-09-16redhat
redhatflightctl-0:1.1.4-1.el9em2026-09-16redhat
redhattrivy-main-0.74.0-0.2.hum12026-09-10redhat
redhatexternal-secrets-operator/external-secrets-rhel9:17889639292026-09-10redhat
redhatkube-state-metrics-main-2.20.0-0.2.hum12026-09-09redhat
redhatgrype-main-0.118.0-0.1.hum12026-08-28redhat
redhatsyft-main-1.51.1-0.1.hum12026-08-27redhat
redhattrivy-main-0.73.0-0.1.hum12026-08-06redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(6 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:14(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
golang-github-go-git-go-git5.14.0-1, 5.16.2-1, 5.17.0-1, 5.17.1-1, 5.19.1-1——
golang-github-go-git-go-git-v66.0.0~alpha.4-1 ... 6~git20260305.2083cf94-3 (7 versions)6.0.0~alpha.5-1—
Go(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
github.com/go-git/go-git/v5—5.19.2—
github.com/go-git/go-git/v6—6.0.0-alpha.5—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
golang-github-go-git-go-git5.11.0-1 ... 5.4.2-4 (13 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
golang-github-go-git-go-git5.14.0-1, 5.16.2-1, 5.17.0-1, 5.17.1-1, 5.19.1-1——

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 23× in last 7d / 91× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 119 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 02:52 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-19 02:52 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-18 14:43 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-18 02:51 UTCEG score recompute
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  10. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  23. 2026-09-12 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-12 08:02 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-09-11 20:22 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-11 20:22 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
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  5. 2026-09-10 18:13 UTCEG score recompute
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  26. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-09-03 17:43 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-09-03 06:00 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-09-03 06:00 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-09-02 06:48 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-09-01 17:38 UTCEG score recompute
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  34. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
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  38. 2026-08-30 21:24 UTCEG score recompute
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  40. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  43. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-29 22:04 UTCVendor advisory
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  47. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
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  54. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-71556?
CVE-2026-71556 is a high vulnerability published on August 7, 2026. go-git is an extensible git implementation library written in pure Go. Prior to 5.19.2 and 6.0.0-alpha.5, worktree operations (including checkout, status, and add) resolve symbolic links inside the working tree without confining resolution to the worktree boundary, so a maliciously crafted…
When was CVE-2026-71556 disclosed?
CVE-2026-71556 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 7, 2026, with the most recent update on September 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-71556 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-71556 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 70.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-71556?
CVE-2026-71556 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-71556?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-71556, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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