CVE-2026-82252

gitoxide before 0.52.1 Repository Boundary Violation via symlinked .gitmodules

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 28, 2026 at 10:49 AM UTC
Updated: August 29, 2026 at 02:16 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGitoxide

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
PoC

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.

Affected

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

v < 0.52.1v < 0.82.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 0.52.1 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0.82.0 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.5HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-59

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