CVE-2026-82254

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-28. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekElevated
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

gitoxide before 0.69.0 contains unchecked array indexing in delta application and uncapped allocation from attacker-controlled size headers in gix-pack. Attackers can send crafted pack data during clone or fetch operations to trigger panics or out-of-memory process kills.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(high)
EG Risk
65(Attend)
EG Risk 65/100SSVC: Attend

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
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
28%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 28, 2026

Last Modified

August 28, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 28, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

gitoxide before 0.69.0 Denial of Service via gix-pack | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gitoxide-before-0.69.0-denial-of-service-via-gix-pack
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Multiple DoS vectors in gix-pack: unchecked indexing panics and uncapped OOM allocations from crafted pack data · Advisory · GitoxideLabs/gitoxide · GitHub

https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/security/advisories/GHSA-x494-mj8g-cj27

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-82254(1)

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

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 11× 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. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-29 19:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-29 07:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-28 18:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-28 16:36 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-28 16:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-28 15:37 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-28 15:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-28 12:22 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-28 11:22 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-28 11:19 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-82254?
CVE-2026-82254 is a high vulnerability published on August 28, 2026. gitoxide before 0.69.0 contains unchecked array indexing in delta application and uncapped allocation from attacker-controlled size headers in gix-pack. Attackers can send crafted pack data during clone or fetch operations to trigger panics or out-of-memory process kills.
When was CVE-2026-82254 disclosed?
CVE-2026-82254 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-82254 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-82254 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 72.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-82254?
CVE-2026-82254 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-82254?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-82254, 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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