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: 0.3%, top 78% 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
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

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

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
22%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 7, 2026

Last Modified

August 7, 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(2)

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

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)——
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 15× in last 7d / 29× 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. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-19 21:27 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-18 21:48 UTCEG score recompute
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  10. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-08-11 14:44 UTCEG score recompute
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  22. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-09 16:04 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-09 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-08 16:45 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-07 17:25 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-07 16:47 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-07 16:47 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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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. 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 78.1% 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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