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GHSA-xqj4-2j5v-rr75

libgit2 on other · published in libgit2/libgit2

Read the advisory on GitHub ↗

Fixed in 1.9.7. Dependabot, npm audit and OSV-Scanner probably never will. Find it in your project

Facts

Severity
High
Affected versions (libgit2)
1.9.0-1.9.6As entered by the maintainer. Not reviewed.
Fixed in (libgit2)
1.9.7
Affected versions (libgit2)
<=1.8.6As entered by the maintainer. Not reviewed.
Fixed in (libgit2)
1.8.7
CVE
CVE-2026-5917 · published
GitHub Advisory Database
Not reviewed
OSV.dev
Not present
Other CVEs pointing here
None found in the CVE List

If you use libgit2 1.9.0-1.9.6

Upgrade to 1.9.7 or later. Dependabot, npm audit and OSV-Scanner probably never will.

Timeline

  1. 2026-08-15 12:29 UTC

    Published by the maintainers

    Cites CVE-2026-5917

  2. 2026-10-31 12:45 UTC

    First seen by Limbowatch

    not reviewed · not in OSV

  3. Not expected

    Reviewed by GitHub

    GitHub doesn’t review this ecosystem

Machine-readable record: feed/GHSA-xqj4-2j5v-rr75.json