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        "state": "PUBLISHED",
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        "dateReserved": "2026-08-06T21:24:15.376Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-08-07T16:37:40.058Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-08-07T16:58:19.113Z"
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            "title": "go-git: Worktree operations may follow symlinks",
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                            "lang": "en",
                            "description": "CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')",
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                        "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                        "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                        "availabilityImpact": "LOW",
                        "baseScore": 7.1,
                        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
                        "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
                        "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
                        "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
                        "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                        "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
                        "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L",
                        "version": "3.1"
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                {
                    "name": "https://github.com/go-git/go-git/security/advisories/GHSA-hc8v-wwc9-vgxm",
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                    "name": "https://github.com/go-git/go-git/releases/tag/v5.19.2",
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                    "url": "https://github.com/go-git/go-git/releases/tag/v5.19.2"
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                    "name": "https://github.com/go-git/go-git/releases/tag/v6.0.0-alpha.5",
                    "tags": [
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                    "url": "https://github.com/go-git/go-git/releases/tag/v6.0.0-alpha.5"
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                            "version": "< 5.19.2",
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                {
                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "go-git is an extensible git implementation library written in pure Go. Prior to 5.19.2 and 6.0.0-alpha.5, worktree operations (including checkout, status, and add) resolve symbolic links inside the working tree without confining resolution to the worktree boundary, so a maliciously crafted repository containing a symlink can cause go-git to read from or write to files outside the intended working directory when the repository is cloned and its worktree operations are used. Versions 5.19.2 and 6.0.0-alpha.5."
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                                "id": "CVE-2026-71556",
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                                        "Exploitation": "none"
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                                        "Technical Impact": "partial"
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