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CVE-2026-91986

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.4 EPSS 0.20% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-09-15 · Last synced 2026-09-17

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The vulnerability in gitoxide gix-transport allows attackers to exploit unfiltered control characters in git-daemon connect requests, enabling the injection of NUL/CR/LF bytes through specially crafted git URLs. This can lead to spoofing of virtual hosts and manipulation of daemon requests and logs, potentially compromising the integrity of the system. Organizations using affected versions should prioritize patching to mitigate the risk of these injection attacks.

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CVE
CVE-2026-91986
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.4
EPSS
0.20%

Original NVD Description

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.