CVE-2026-82248

gitoxide before 0.33.0 Path Traversal via symlink following

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 28, 2026 at 10:49 AM UTC
Updated: August 31, 2026 at 07:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGitoxide

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
PoC

Description

gix-worktree-state before 0.33.0 (part of gitoxide) allows writing files outside the worktree on Windows. gix_worktree_state::checkout() follows an existing terminal symlink during non-exclusive (incremental) materialization (destination_is_initially_empty: false) when core.symlinks is true. If a symlink entry (mode 120000) is first checked out at a path P pointing outside the worktree, a subsequent incremental checkout of a regular-file entry (mode 100644) at the same path follows the existing reparse point and writes the blob content through the link, overwriting files outside the worktree.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.33.0v < 0.49.0v < 0.55.0v < 0.86.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 0.33.0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0.49.0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0.55.0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0.86.0 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.3MEDIUMVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-59

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