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Solution
Upgrade to versions 2.50.2, 2.51.3, 2.52.1, 2.53.1, 2.54.1, 2.55.1, 2.56.1 or above.
Workaround
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Thu, 12 Nov 2026 07:15:00 +0000
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| Description | A flaw was found in Git. A malicious server can advertise a malformed unborn HEAD reference during repository operations, causing unintended file writes on the client system during subsequent reference updates. This vulnerability may compromise data integrity by modifying unexpected files or corrupting repository data. | Path traversal in Git allows writing to arbitrary file via cloning and committing to bad repository |
| Title | git: git: Unintended file writes via malformed unborn HEAD advertisement | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Git |
| First Time appeared |
Git-scm
Git-scm git |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:git-scm:git:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Git-scm
Git-scm git |
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cvssV3_1
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cvssV3_1
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Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | A flaw was found in Git. A malicious server can advertise a malformed unborn HEAD reference during repository operations, causing unintended file writes on the client system during subsequent reference updates. This vulnerability may compromise data integrity by modifying unexpected files or corrupting repository data. | |
| Title | git: git: Unintended file writes via malformed unborn HEAD advertisement | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
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threat_severity
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitLab
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-12T07:09:19.100Z
Reserved: 2026-10-20T06:03:58.616Z
Link: CVE-2026-113408
No data.
Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-12T07:16:45.597
Modified: 2026-11-12T07:16:45.597
Link: CVE-2026-113408
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-11-11T18:45:21Z