CVE-2026-50024

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.3 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 62% 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
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

GitHacker is a tool that restores Git repositories from exposed .git directories. In 1.1.7 and earlier, add_head_file_tasks parses an attacker-controlled ref path from .git/HEAD and joins unvalidated path segments onto temp_dst/.git/logs/, allowing a malicious server to make GitHacker read an arbitrary local file when a victim runs the tool against the server's URL. add_hashes_parsed then scans the file for 40-character hexadecimal substrings and requests each match through .git/objects using the first two characters and remaining characters as path components, creating an attacker-observable existence oracle and disclosing matching hexadecimal fragments. Complete file contents are not returned, and the add_folder and add_task write path in shipped version 1.1.7 does not permit an escape. This issue is fixed in repository version 1.1.9.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(medium)
EG Risk
39(Track)
EG Risk 39/100SSVC: 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
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
38%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 9, 2026

Last Modified

September 16, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Sep 15, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github, github_pr, github_commit.
github_commit

commit 5f2a8ba4d451 (WangYihang/GitHacker)

Fix landed in WangYihang/GitHacker commit 5f2a8ba4d451 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/WangYihang/GitHacker/commit/5f2a8ba4d451c6a1a465893507fbc42535a9d8c8
github_commit

commit 16fcd81a9c3d (WangYihang/GitHacker)

Fix landed in WangYihang/GitHacker commit 16fcd81a9c3d — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/WangYihang/GitHacker/commit/16fcd81a9c3dfdf39713fde360d4e8bc3acf99e7
github_pr

fix: sanitize ref path in add_head_file_tasks to prevent path traversal

Upstream fix in progress (PR #65 · WangYihang/GitHacker, state=closed)

https://github.com/WangYihang/GitHacker/pull/65
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Path traversal in GitHacker ref/hash parsing enables existence oracle and hex-fragment exfiltration via a malicious .git server · Advisory · WangYihang/GitHacker · GitHub

Affected: 1.1.8 (commit

https://github.com/WangYihang/GitHacker/security/advisories/GHSA-hr3m-4qwq-3mgc

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-50024(1)

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

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
githacker1.0.1 ... 1.1.7 (17 versions)1.1.8—

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 8× 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.

  1. 2026-09-18 21:19 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-17 20:14 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-16 16:56 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-16 15:55 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-15 16:35 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-09 18:24 UTCEG score recompute

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-50024?
CVE-2026-50024 is a medium vulnerability published on September 9, 2026. GitHacker is a tool that restores Git repositories from exposed .git directories. In 1.1.7 and earlier, addheadfiletasks parses an attacker-controlled ref path from .git/HEAD and joins unvalidated path segments onto tempdst/.git/logs/, allowing a malicious server to make GitHacker read an arbitrary…
When was CVE-2026-50024 disclosed?
CVE-2026-50024 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 9, 2026, with the most recent update on September 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-50024 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-50024 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 62.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-50024?
CVE-2026-50024 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-50024?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-50024, 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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