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SCA: security update for github.com/go-git/go-git/v5, github.com/go-git/go-git/v6 (GHSA-3xc5-wrhm-f963)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 440605

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - go-git is an extensible git implementation library written in pure Go. Prior to versions 5.18.0 and
 6.0.0-alpha.2, go-git may leak HTTP authentication credentials when following redirects during smart-HTTP
 clone and fetch operations. This issue has been patched in versions 5.18.0 and 6.0.0-alpha.2.
 (CVE-2026-41506)

Solution

Update the github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 library and its related packages to version 5.18.0 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3xc5-wrhm-f963

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 440605

Version: Revision 1.10

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 4/18/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.3

Percentile: 51.19

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41506

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/17/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/17/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-41506

cwe: CWE-522