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SCA: security update for github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5, github.com/go-git/go-billy/v6 (GHSA-qw64-3x98-g7q2)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 441850

Description

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

 - Billy is an interface filesystem abstraction for Go. Prior to 5.9.0, multiple path traversal issues exist
 across different components of go-billy. Insufficient path sanitization and boundary enforcement may allow
 crafted paths (e.g., using ..) to escape intended base directories. While go-billy was not originally
 designed to provide a strong security boundary, some of these issues were inconsistent across some of the
 built-in implementations. This results in scenarios where applications relying on go-billy for some level
 of isolation may inadvertently expose access to unintended filesystem locations. This vulnerability is
 fixed in 5.9.0. (CVE-2026-44973)

Solution

Update the github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5 library and its related packages to version 5.9.0 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qw64-3x98-g7q2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 441850

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 5/14/2026

Updated: 6/1/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.66

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-44973

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: 5/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-44973

cwe: CWE-22