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gix and gitoxide: unvalidated submodule name traverses out of .git/modules and redirects state() / open() to another repository

gix and gitoxide: unvalidated submodule name traverses out of .git/modules and redirects state() / open() to another repository

CVE-2026-82251Published 4 months agoUpdated 1 week agoSource: OSV

Affected packages

  • gitoxide
  • gix

Exploit signal

Known exploited (CISA KEV)
No
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