gitoxide gix-transport before 0.59.2 CR/LF/NUL Injection
Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
gitoxide gix-transport before 0.59.2 fails to filter control characters in git-daemon connect requests, allowing attackers to inject NUL/CR/LF bytes via crafted git URLs. Attackers can inject extra NUL-delimited protocol fields to spoof virtual hosts or inject newlines into daemon requests and logs.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0023 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial gitoxide (GitoxideLabs): 0.59.2Red Hat: 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitoxideLabs | gitoxide | before 0.59.2 | 0.59.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- gitoxide VendorGitoxideLabs Affected before 0.59.2 Fixed in 0.59.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA gitoxide (GitoxideLabs) Fixed in 0.59.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Hardened Images
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-91986
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7849-h6h3-vww8
References
More GitoxideLabs vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-56719 gitoxide before 0.69.0 Denial of Service via gix-pack CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-56718 gitoxide before 0.82.0 Path Traversal via Submodule Name Validation Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-56717 gitoxide before 0.52.1 Repository Boundary Violation via symlinked .gitmodules CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-56716 gitoxide before 0.52.1 Path Traversal via Submodule Name CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-56712 gitoxide before 0.37.1 HTTP Basic credential leak via URL parsing CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-32410 gitoxide: Symlink prefix-reuse allows worktree escape during checkout CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-91986 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-91986 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7849-h6h3-vww8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-91986 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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