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.
Published: 2026-08-28
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title gitoxide before 0.52.1 Repository Boundary Violation via symlinked .gitmodules
First Time appeared Gitoxidelabs
Gitoxidelabs gitoxide
Weaknesses CWE-59
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gitoxidelabs:gitoxide:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gitoxidelabs
Gitoxidelabs gitoxide
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, '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'}


Subscriptions

Gitoxidelabs Gitoxide
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-28T14:04:11.687Z

Reserved: 2026-08-28T10:37:51.949Z

Link: CVE-2026-82252

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T14:03:47.135Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-28T12:16:37.887

Modified: 2026-08-28T18:54:09.323

Link: CVE-2026-82252

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T15:30:07Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-59

    Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')